The Helderberg Group is a
geologic group in
New York
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. 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
Devonian
The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...
period
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.
See also
*
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of New York, U.S.
Sites
See also
* Paleontology in New York
References
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New York
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References
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Geologic groups of New York (state)
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