Pogonip Group
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Pogonip Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Ordovician stage Ordovician period | |
Type | Geologic group |
Sub-units | Antelope Valley Limestone Ninemile Formation Goodwin Limestone[1] |
Underlies | Copenhagen Formation |
Overlies | Windfall Formation |
Location | |
Region | Nevada Utah |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Pogonip Ridge, White Pine County, Nevada[2] |
Named by | Clarence King[2] |
The Pogonip Group is an Ordovician period[3] geologic group located in southern Nevada and in Utah.
Geology
Its subunits in Nevada, from youngest/later to oldest/earlier, are:
- Goodwin Limestone — 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) thick
- Ninemile Formation — 550 metres (1,800 ft) thick
- Antelope Valley Limestone — 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) thick
It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Ordovician stage of the Ordovician period.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Utah
References