The Chainman Shale is a
geologic formation in
Utah, mostly identical to the White Pine Shale.
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 in ...
dating back to the
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ...
period.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Utah
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Paleontology in Utah
References
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Geologic formations of Nevada
Geologic formations of Utah
Shale formations of the United States
Carboniferous geology of Nevada
Carboniferous geology of Utah
Carboniferous System of North America
Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
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