Whitewater Formation
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Whitewater Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician | |
Whitewater Formation exposed near Richmond, Indiana | |
Type | Sedimentary |
Unit of | Maquoketa Group, Richmond Group (geology) |
Underlies | Brassfield Limestone, Cataract Formation, Drakes Formation, and Sexton Creek Limestone |
Overlies | Dillsboro Formation, Liberty Formation, and Saluda Formation |
Location | |
Region | Ohio, Indiana |
Country | United States |
The Whitewater Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.[1]
Type Section
[edit]The Whitewater was first named by J. M. Nickles in 1903.[2] He described exposures of limestone and interbedded calcareous shale along the Whitewater River at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.
Fossils of Richmond South outcrop
[edit]An excellent exposure of the Whitewater Formation is a roadcut located on Route 27 south of Richmond, Indiana, at 39.7877 N, -84.9014 W.
- Fossiliferous slab
- Rugosa corals
- Small brachiopod
- Another brachiopod
See also
[edit]- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ohio
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana
References
[edit]- ^ Whitewater Formation, United States Geological Survey National Geologic Map Database, Geolex - Unit Summary
- ^ Nickles, J. M., 1903, The Richmond Group in Ohio and Indiana and its subdivisions, with a note on the genus Strophomena and its type: American Geologist, v. 32, p. 202–218.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.