Tanners Creek Formation

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Tanners Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type Formation
Location
RegionFlag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States

The Tanners Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

The formation takes its name from Tanners Creek, a tributary of the Ohio River.

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