Lorraine Group
| Lorraine Group Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
|---|---|
 Pyritized trilobita in Frankfort Shale, Lorraine Group | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Utica Shale, Frankfort Shale, and the Whetstone Gulf Formation[1] |
| Overlies | Trenton Group |
| Location | |
| Region | Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Ontario, Quebec |
| Country | Canada and United States |
The Lorraine Group is a geologic group in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.
The group is host to pyritized trilobites and other fossils in New York including the Beecher's Trilobite Bed.[1]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kentucky
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ohio
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ontario
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Quebec
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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Categories:
- Ordovician System of North America
- Geologic groups of Indiana
- Geologic groups of Kentucky
- Geologic groups of New York (state)
- Geologic groups of Ohio
- Geologic groups of Tennessee
- Ordovician Indiana
- Ordovician Kentucky
- Ordovician geology of New York (state)
- Ordovician Ohio
- Ordovician Ontario
- Ordovician Quebec
- Ordovician geology of Tennessee
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