Waverly Group

The Waverly Group is a geologic group in Michigan and Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Waverly Group
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Berea Sandstone-Sunbury Shale contact (Tener Mountain roadcut, Ohio)
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsBedford Shale
Berea Sandstone
Sunbury Shale
Cuyahoga Formation
Logan Formation
Maxville Limestone
Location
Region Michigan,  Ohio
Country United States

The groups consists of the following formations:[1]

References

  1. Collins 1979, p. E4–E5.

Bibliography

  • Pepper, James F.; De Witt, Wallace, Jr.; Demarest, David F. (1954). "Geology of the Bedford Shale and Berea Sandstone in the Appalachian Basin" (PDF). Science. United States Geological Survey. 119 (3094): 512–3. Bibcode:1954Sci...119..512P. doi:10.1126/science.119.3094.512-a. PMID 17842742. S2CID 18500871. Retrieved February 1, 2018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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