Middlesex Shale

Middlesex Shale
Stratigraphic range: Frasnian
Type	Formation
Unit of	Sonyea Group
Underlies	Cashaqua Shale or Pulteney shale
Location
Region	New York
Country	United States

The Middlesex Shale is a geologic formation in New York. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Cashaqua and Middlesex Shales". USGS. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
• Bergin, M. J. (1964). "Bedrock Geology of the Penn Yan and Keuka Park Quadrangles New York". Geological Survey Bulletin (1161-G). USGS. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
• "Middlesex Shale Formation - Sonyea Group". Shanan E. Peters & Noel A. Heim. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• Schieber, J. (1999). "Distribution and deposition of mudstone facies in the Upper Devonian Sonyea Group of New York". Journal of Sedimentary Research. 69. SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology: 909–925. Retrieved 22 September 2015.