The Bays Formation is a
geologic formation in
Virginia. It preserves
fossils
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...
dating back to the
Ordovician period.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Virginia
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Virginia, U.S.
Sites
See also
* Paleontology in Virginia
References
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Virginia
Stratigraph ...
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Paleontology in Virginia
Paleontology in Virginia refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Virginia. The geologic column in Virginia spans from the Cambrian to the Quaternary. During the early part of the Paleozoic ...
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Ordovician geology of Virginia
Ordovician southern paleotemperate deposits
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