McKenzie Formation
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| McKenzie Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ludfordian[1] | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Williamsport Formation |
| Overlies | Rochester Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | West Virginia |
| Country | United States |
The Silurian McKenzie Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Maryland.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The McKenzie Formation is a gray, thin-bedded shale and argillaceous limestone, with interbedded red sandstone and shale in its eastern extents in Maryland. The thickness ranges from 160 to 380 feet.[2] It houses shallow water fauna including but not limited to brachiopods, Ostracods, and tentaculitids.
Age
[edit | edit source]Relative age dating of the Tuscarora places it in the Silurian period. It rests conformably atop the Clinton Group and conformably below the Bloomsburg Formation.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau
- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
