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| [[Chatham/Bull Run ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
| [[Chatham/Bull Run ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
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| [[Chatham/Manassas Sandstone ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
| [[Chatham Group]]/Manassas Sandstone ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
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| [[Chemung ]] || [[ Devonian ]] ||
| [[Chemung ]] || [[ Devonian ]] ||
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| [[Chepultepec ]] || [[ Ordovician ]] ||
| [[Chepultepec ]] || [[ Ordovician ]] ||
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| [[Chesapeake/Calvert ]] || [[ Neogene ]] ||
| [[Chesapeake Group]]/Calvert ]] || [[ Neogene ]] ||
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| [[Chesapeake/Choptank ]] || [[ Neogene ]] ||
| [[Chesapeake/Choptank ]] || [[ Neogene ]] ||
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| [[Clinton ]] || [[ Silurian ]] ||
| [[Clinton ]] || [[ Silurian ]] ||
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| [[Clinton/Keefer Sandstone ]] || [[ Silurian ]] ||
| [[Clinton Group]]/Keefer Sandstone ]] || [[ Silurian ]] ||
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| [[Clinton/Rochester Shale ]] || [[ Silurian ]] ||
| [[Clinton/Rochester Shale ]] || [[ Silurian ]] ||
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| [[Clinton/Rose Hill ]] || [[ Silurian ]] ||
| [[Clinton/Rose Hill ]] || [[ Silurian ]] ||
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| [[Cloyd Conglomerate/Price ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
| [[Cloyd Conglomerate]]/Price ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
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| [[Conemaugh ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
| [[Conemaugh ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
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| [[Conemaugh/Ames ]] || [[ Shale ]] ||
| [[Conemaugh Group]]/Ames ]] || [[ Shale ]] ||
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| [[Conemaugh/Ames Limestone ]] || [[ United States]] ||
| [[Conemaugh/Ames Limestone ]] || [[ United States]] ||
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| [[Conneaut/Hampshire ]] || [[ Devonian ]] ||
| [[Conneaut Group]]/Hampshire ]] || [[ Devonian ]] ||
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| [[Conneaut/Upper Hampshire ]] || [[ Devonian ]] ||
| [[Conneaut/Upper Hampshire ]] || [[ Devonian ]] ||
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| [[Cow Branch ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
| [[Cow Branch ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
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| [[Dan River/Cow Branch ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
| [[Dan River Group]]/Cow Branch ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
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| [[Doswell ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
| [[Doswell ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
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| [[Doswell/Falling Creek ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
| [[Doswell Group]]/Falling Creek ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
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| [[Dunkard ]] || [[ Permian ]] ||
| [[Dunkard ]] || [[ Permian ]] ||
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| [[Dunkard/Greeene ]] || [[ Permian ]] ||
| [[Dunkard Group]]/Greeene ]] || [[ Permian ]] ||
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| [[Dunkard/Greene ]] || [[ Permian ]] ||
| [[Dunkard/Greene ]] || [[ Permian ]] ||
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| [[Gratton Limestone ]] || [[ Ordovician ]] ||
| [[Gratton Limestone ]] || [[ Ordovician ]] ||
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| [[Greenland Gap/Foreknobs ]] || [[ Devonian ]] ||
| [[Greenland Gap Group]]/Foreknobs ]] || [[ Devonian ]] ||
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| [[Greenland Gap/Hampshire ]] || [[ Devonian ]] ||
| [[Greenland Gap/Hampshire ]] || [[ Devonian ]] ||
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| [[Mauch Chunk/Bluefield ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
| [[Mauch Chunk/Bluefield ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
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| [[Mauch Chunk/Lilydale Shale ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
| [[Mauch Chunk Group]]/Lilydale Shale ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
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| [[Mauch Chunk/Reynolds Limestone ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
| [[Mauch Chunk/Reynolds Limestone ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
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| [[Monongahela ]] || [[ Permian ]] ||
| [[Monongahela ]] || [[ Permian ]] ||
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| [[Monongahela/Pittsburgh ]] || [[ Limestone B ]] ||
| [[Monongahela Group]]/Pittsburgh ]] || [[ Limestone B ]] ||
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| [[Nanjemoy ]] || [[ Paleogene ]] ||
| [[Nanjemoy ]] || [[ Paleogene ]] ||
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| [[Newark/Vinita ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
| [[Newark Group]]/Vinita ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
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| [[Nineveh ]] || [[ Permian ]] ||
| [[Nineveh ]] || [[ Permian ]] ||
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| [[Pamunkey ]] || [[ Neogene ]] ||
| [[Pamunkey ]] || [[ Neogene ]] ||
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| [[Pamunkey/Aquia ]] || [[ Paleogene ]] ||
| [[Pamunkey Group]]/Aquia ]] || [[ Paleogene ]] ||
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| [[Pamunkey/Nanjemoy ]] || [[ Paleogene ]] ||
| [[Pamunkey/Nanjemoy ]] || [[ Paleogene ]] ||
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| [[Potomac ]] || [[ Cretaceous ]] ||
| [[Potomac ]] || [[ Cretaceous ]] ||
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| [[Potomac/Patapsco ]] || [[ Cretaceous ]] ||
| [[Potomac Group]]/Patapsco ]] || [[ Cretaceous ]] ||
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| [[Potomac/Pataptsco ]] || [[ Cretaceous ]] ||
| [[Potomac/Pataptsco ]] || [[ Cretaceous ]] ||
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| [[Price Sandstone ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
| [[Price Sandstone ]] || [[ Carboniferous ]] ||
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| [[Reedsville / Martinsburg ]] || [[ Ordovician ]] ||
| [[Reedsville Group]]/ Martinsburg ]] || [[ Ordovician ]] ||
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| [[Rockdale Run ]] || [[ Ordovician ]] ||
| [[Rockdale Run ]] || [[ Ordovician ]] ||
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| [[Tuckahoe ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
| [[Tuckahoe ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
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| [[Tuckahoe/Turkey Branch ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
| [[Tuckahoe Group]]/Turkey Branch ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
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| [[Turkey Branch ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||
| [[Turkey Branch ]] || [[ Triassic ]] ||

Revision as of 14:52, 25 June 2014

Group or Formation Period Notes
Acredale Great Bridge, Kempsville, Norfolk
Allegheny Carboniferous
Aquia Paleogene
Athens Ordovician
Bays Ordovician
Benbolt Ordovician
Big Stone Gap Shale Carboniferous
Bloomsburg Silurian
Bluefield Carboniferous
Bluefield Shale Carboniferous
Bluestone Carboniferous
Bowen Ordovician
Bralier Devonian
Cassville Shales Permian
Chambersburg Ordovician
Charleston Sandstone Carboniferous
Chatham/Bull Run Triassic
Chatham Group/Manassas Sandstone ]] Triassic
Chemung Devonian
Chepultepec Ordovician
Chesapeake Group/Calvert ]] Neogene
Chesapeake/Choptank Neogene
Chesapeake/Eastover Neogene
Chesapeake/Old Church Neogene, Paleogene
Chesapeake/Saint Marys Neogene
Chesapeake/St Mary's Neogene
Chesapeake/St Marys Neogene
Chesapeake/St. Marys Neogene
Chesapeake/Yorktown Neogene
Chickahominy Paleogene
Cliffield Ordovician
Clinton Silurian
Clinton Group/Keefer Sandstone ]] Silurian
Clinton/Rochester Shale Silurian
Clinton/Rose Hill Silurian
Cloyd Conglomerate/Price ]] Carboniferous
Conemaugh Carboniferous
Conemaugh Group/Ames ]] Shale
Conemaugh/Ames Limestone United States
Conneaut Group/Hampshire ]] Devonian
Conneaut/Upper Hampshire Devonian
Connemaugh/Glenshaw Carboniferous
Conococheague Cambrian
Cotter Ordovician
Cove Creek Limestone Carboniferous
Cow Branch Triassic
Dan River Group/Cow Branch ]] Triassic
Doswell Triassic
Doswell Group/Falling Creek ]] Triassic
Dunkard Permian
Dunkard Group/Greeene ]] Permian
Dunkard/Greene Permian
Dunkard/Washington Permian, Carboniferous
Dunkard/Waynesburg Permian
Eastover Neogene
Edinburg Ordovician
Edinburgh Ordovician
Eggleston Ordovician
Fido Sandstone Carboniferous
Foreknobs Devonian
Frederick Limestone Cambrian
Gasper Carboniferous
Gasper Limestone Carboniferous
Gilmore Permian
Gratton Ordovician
Gratton Limestone Ordovician
Greenland Gap Group/Foreknobs ]] Devonian
Greenland Gap/Hampshire Devonian
Hampshire Devonian
Hillsdale Limestone Carboniferous
Hinton Carboniferous
Huntersville Devonian
Kanawha Carboniferous
Kempsville United States
Keyser Silurian
Keyser Limestone Silurian
Lantz Mills Ordovician
Lenoir and Mosheim Limestones Ordovician
Liberty Hall Ordovician
Lincolnshire Ordovician
Lincolnshire Limestone Ordovician
Little Valley Carboniferous
Longview Ordovician
Martinsburg Ordovician
Mauch Chunk Carboniferous
Mauch Chunk Carboniferous
Mauch Chunk/Bluefield Carboniferous
Mauch Chunk Group/Lilydale Shale ]] Carboniferous
Mauch Chunk/Reynolds Limestone Carboniferous
McKenzie Silurian
Midland Jurassic
Millboro Shale Devonian
Miocene Neogene
Moccasin Ordovician
Monongahela Permian
Monongahela Group/Pittsburgh ]] Limestone B
Nanjemoy Paleogene
Newark Group/Vinita ]] Triassic
Nineveh Permian
Nolichuchy Cambrian
Nolichucky Cambrian
Norfolk sand facies
Ohio Shale Devonian
Old Church Neogene, Paleogene
Onondaga Devonian
Oranda Ordovician
Oriskany Devonian
Otterdale Triassic
Pamunkey Paleogene
Pamunkey Paleogene
Pamunkey Neogene
Pamunkey Group/Aquia ]] Paleogene
Pamunkey/Nanjemoy Paleogene
Pamunkey/Piney Point Paleogene
Pennington Carboniferous
Piney Point Paleogene
Pocono Carboniferous
Pocono Mountain Carboniferous
Potomac Cretaceous
Potomac Group/Patapsco ]] Cretaceous
Potomac/Pataptsco Cretaceous
Potomac/Patuxent Cretaceous
Powell Ordovician
Price Carboniferous, Devonian
Price (Pocono) Carboniferous
Price Sandstone Carboniferous
Reedsville Group/ Martinsburg ]] Ordovician
Rockdale Run Ordovician
Rockport Permian
Romney Devonian
Roubidoux Ordovician
Shady Cambrian
Shady Dolomite Cambrian
St. Louis Limestone Carboniferous
Ste. Genevieve Limestone Carboniferous
Tonoloway Silurian
Tonoloway Limestone Silurian
Tonoloway Limstone Silurian
Trenton Ordovician
Tuckahoe Triassic
Tuckahoe Group/Turkey Branch ]] Triassic
Turkey Branch Triassic
Upper Romney Devonian
Upper Shady Dolomite Cambrian
Wardell Ordovician
Washington Permian
Williamsport Sandstone Silurian
Wills Creek Silurian
Wills Creek Limestone Silurian
Wills Creek Limstone Silurian
Witten Limestone Ordovician
Yorktown Neogene

See also

References

Wikisource has original works on the topic: Paleontology in the United States#Virginia
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 22 June 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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