The Price 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
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...
. 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
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.
Fossil content
Invertebrates
Eurypterids
Plants
See also
*
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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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 ...
References
Geologic formations of Virginia
Geologic formations of West Virginia
Devonian geology of Virginia
Devonian West Virginia
Carboniferous geology of Virginia
Carboniferous West Virginia
Famennian Stage
Tournaisian
Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
Carboniferous southern paleotemperate deposits
Devonian southern paleotropical deposits
Devonian southern paleotemperate deposits
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