Orchard Creek Shale

Orchard Creek Shale
Orchard Creek Shale
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type	Formation
Location
Region	Illinois
Country	United States

Last updated August 22, 2025

The Orchard Creek Shale is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

References

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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Orchard Creek Shale

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