Power Glen Shale

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Power Glen Shale
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
Type Formation
Unit of Medina Group
Underlies Devils Hole Sandstone
Overlies Whirlpool Sandstone [1]
Lithology
Primary shale
Location
RegionFlag of New York.svg  New York
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States

The Power Glen Shale is a geologic formation in New York. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. [2]

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References

  1. Carlton E. Brett; Dorothy H. Tepper; William M. Goodman; Steven T. LoDuca; Eckert Bea-Yeh (1995). "Revised stratigraphy and correlations of the Niagaran provincial series (Medina, Clinton, and Lockport groups) in the type area of western New York" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 2086. doi:10.3133/B2086. ISSN   8755-531X. Wikidata   Q56798368.
  2. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 29 June 2014.