The Mahoning Formation is a
geologic formation
A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...
in
Ohio
Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...
. 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 ...
dating back to the
Carboniferous period.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ohio
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Ohio, U.S.
Sites
See also
* Paleontology in Ohio
References
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References
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Carboniferous Ohio
Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
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