The Kanosh Formation is a
geologic formation in
Utah and
Nevada. 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
Middle Ordovician period.
See also
*
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Nevada, U.S.
Sites
See also
* Paleontology in Nevada
References
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada
Nevada
Stratigraphic units
...
*
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Utah
*
Paleontology in Nevada
Paleontology in Nevada refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Nevada. Nevada has a rich fossil record of plants and animal life spanning the past 650 million years of time. The earliest fo ...
*
Paleontology in Utah
References
*
Ordovician geology of Nevada
Ordovician geology of Utah
Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits
{{Ordovician-stub