McMillan Formation

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McMillan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Katian [1]
Geopetal structure in Platystrophia ponderosa brachiopod in limestone (Corryville Member, McMillan Formation, Upper Ordovician; Flemingsburg South roadcut, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA) 2.jpg
Geopetal structure in limestone of the Corryville Member, McMillan Formation
Type Formation
Sub-units Bellevue Limestone, Corryville Member
Location
RegionFlag of Ohio.svg  Ohio Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Fossil from the McMillan Formation (Ohio) Iocrinus subcrassus, crinoid, Late Ordovician, McMillan Formation, Butler County, Ohio, USA - Houston Museum of Natural Science - DSC01499.JPG
Fossil from the McMillan Formation (Ohio)

The McMillan Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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References

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  1. Schramm, Thomas J (2011). Sequence Stratigraphy of the Late Ordovician (Katian), Maysvillian Stage of the Cincinnati Arch, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, U.S.A. (PhD). University of Cincinnati . Retrieved 2020-12-02. Select link from files section of linked page.