The Pamunkey Group is a
geologic group in
Virginia
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. 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
Paleogene
The Paleogene ( ; also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of ...
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
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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 Paleozo ...
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Geologic groups of Virginia
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