McLeansboro Group

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McLeansboro Group
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Type Group
Sub-units Shelburn Formation, Patoka Formation, Bond Formation, Mattoon Formation
Location
RegionFlag of Indiana.svg  Indiana Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Illinois Basin Pennsylvanian stratigraphy Illinois Basin Pennsylvanian stratigraphy.jpg
Illinois Basin Pennsylvanian stratigraphy

The McLeansboro Group is a geologic group in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

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