Trenton Group

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Trenton Group
Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician
Type Group
Underlies Cincinnati Group and Utica Shale
Overlies Black River Group
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Location
Region New York and West Virginia
Country United States

The Trenton Group is a limestone geologic group in New York.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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