Carters Limestone
| Carters Limestone Stratigraphic range: Middle Ordovician | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Lower and Upper Members |
| Underlies | Hermitage Formation |
| Overlies | Lebanon Limestone |
| Thickness | 9-28 meters |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | thin-bedded to massive limestone |
| Other | thin shale and bentonite beds |
| Location | |
| Region | Template:Country data Central Basin, Tennessee |
| Country |
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| Extent | Central Tennessee |
| Type section | |
| Named by | J. M. Stafford |
The Carters Limestone is a geologic formation in Tennessee. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. The Carters contains abundant invertebrate fossils, including corals, stromatoporoids, brachiopods and bryozoans, mollusk (gastropods, bivalves and orthoconic cephalopods) and trilobites. Trace fossils also occur. The unit has several volcanic ash (bentonite) beds and is known to have isolated reef development.
See also
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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