Bull Fork Formation
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Bull Fork Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
Bull Fork Formation exposed in southern Ohio | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Drakes Formation |
Overlies | Grant Lake Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Shale |
Location | |
Region | Ohio and Kentucky |
Country | United States |
The Bull Fork Formation is a geologic formation in north central Kentucky and southwestern Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.[1]
John H. Peck assigned strata previously called the Arnheim, Waynesville, Liberty, and Whitewater Formations in Kentucky to the Bull Fork Formation.[2][3]
See also
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.