geologic group
Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...
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Iowa
Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...
. 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 ...
period
Period may refer to:
Common uses
* Era, a length or span of time
* Full stop (or period), a punctuation mark
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Period (music), a concept in musical composition
* Periodic sentence (or rhetorical period), a concept ...
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Iowa
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Iowa, U.S.
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See also
* Paleontology in Iowa
Paleontology in Iowa refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U ...
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Paleontology in Iowa
Paleontology in Iowa refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the United States, U.S. state of Iowa. The paleozoic fossil record of Iowa spans from the Cambrian to Mississippian age, Mississippian. During the ...