Whitewater Formation

Whitewater Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician
Whitewater Formation exposed near Richmond, Indiana
Type	Sedimentary
Unit of	Maquoketa Group, Richmond Group (geology)
Underlies	Brassfield Limestone, Cataract Formation, Drakes Formation, and Sexton Creek Limestone
Overlies	Dillsboro Formation, Liberty Formation, and Saluda Formation
Location
Region	Ohio, Indiana
Country	United States

The Whitewater Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. ^[1]

Type section

The Whitewater was first named by J. M. Nickles in 1903. ^[2] He described exposures of limestone and interbedded calcareous shale along the Whitewater River at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.

Fossils of Richmond South outcrop

An excellent exposure of the Whitewater Formation is a roadcut located on Route 27 south of Richmond, Indiana, at 39.7877 N, -84.9014 W.

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  Fossiliferous slab
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  Rugosa corals
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  Bryozoa
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  Small brachiopod
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  Another brachiopod
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  Bivalve

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ohio
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana

References

1. Whitewater Formation, United States Geological Survey National Geologic Map Database, Geolex - Unit Summary
2. Nickles, J. M., 1903, The Richmond Group in Ohio and Indiana and its subdivisions, with a note on the genus Strophomena and its type: American Geologist, v. 32, p. 202–218.

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.