Maxville Limestone Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
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Type | Formation |
Unit of | Waverly Group |
Overlies | Logan Formation and Rushville Shale |
Location | |
Region | Ohio |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Maxville, Ohio |
The Maxville Limestone is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
The formation was named after the community of Maxville, Ohio. [1]
The Waverly Group is a geologic group in Michigan and Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
The Monongahela Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous and Permian periods.
The Waynesville Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils from the Late Ordovician period.
The Saluda Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Sylvania Sandstone is a geologic formation in Ohio and Michigan. Its type locality is Sylvania, Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
The Tymochtee Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
The Arnheim Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Liberty Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Miamitown Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Grant Lake Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Kentucky. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Fairview Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Ordovician period.
The Ohio Shale is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
The Dundee Limestone is a geologic formation in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
The Lockport Dolomite is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
The Lilley Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
The Bisher Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
The Cuyahoga Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio. The age of the formation is difficult to determine, because of a lack of diagnostic fossils. Roughly, the formation dates from the Late Kinderhookian to the Middle Osagean. Eight members are recognized, among them the Orangeville Shale, Sharpsville Sandstone, and Meadville Shale.
The Osgood Formation, also known as the Osgood Shale is a geologic formation in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
The Java Formation is a geologic formation in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. The formation comprises the Pipe Creek Shale, Wiscoy Sandstone Member in New York, and Hanover Shale Member except in Tennessee.
Maxville is an unincorporated community in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Maxville Limestone, a natural limestone formation, was named after the community.