Hampshire Group

The Hampshire Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

Hampshire Formation
Stratigraphic range: Famennian[1]
TypeFormation
UnderliesPrice Formation and Rockwell Formation
OverliesForeknobs Formation and Greenland Gap Group
Location
RegionAppalachia and Southeastern United States
CountryUnited States
ExtentMaryland, Virginia, and West Virginia

See also

References
  1. Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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