Ninemile Formation
Ninemile Shale Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
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Type | Geologic formation |
Unit of | Pogonip Group |
Underlies | Antelope Valley Limestone |
Overlies | Goodwin Limestone |
Thickness | 550 ft (170 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Location | |
Region | Nevada |
Country | ![]() |
The Ninemile Shale is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
See also[]
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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Categories:
- Ordovician geology of Nevada
- Ordovician System of North America
- Geologic formations of Nevada
- Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits
- Nevada geologic formation stubs
- Ordovician stubs