Hampshire Group

Hampshire Formation
Stratigraphic range: Famennian[1]
Type Formation
Underlies Price Formation and Rockwell Formation
Overlies Foreknobs Formation and Greenland Gap Group
Location
Region Appalachia and Southeastern United States
Country United States
Extent Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia

The Hampshire Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau
  • 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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