Louisville Limestone

Geologic formation in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, United States
Louisville Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Homerian - Ludfordian[1]
TypeFormation
UnderliesJeffersonville Limestone and Wabash Formation
OverliesWaldron Shale
Location
RegionIndiana, Kentucky, and Ohio
CountryUnited States

The Louisville Limestone is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

See also

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References

  1. ^ The Silurian of central Kentucky, U.S.A.: Stratigraphy, palaeoenvironments and palaeoecology
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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Chronostratigraphy of Indiana
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Pz
C
Kasimovian
McLeansboro Group
Bond Formation, Mattoon Formation, Patoka Formation
Moscovian
Bashkirian
M
Tournaisian
D
Upper
Famennian
S
O
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Ph
Pz
C
M
Viséan
D
Upper
Middle
Lower
S
Ludlow
Ludfordian
  • Louisville Limestone
Gorstian
  • Louisville Limestone
Wenlock
Homerian
Sheinwoodian
Llandovery
Telychian
Aeronian
Rhuddanian
O
Upper
Katian
Sandbian
  • Maquoketa Shale
Middle
Darriwilian
Lower
Tremadocian
  • Gunter Sandstone
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Furongian
Paibian


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