The Laurel Formation, also known as the Laurel Limestone or the Laurel Dolomite, is a
geologic formation in
Indiana and
Kentucky. 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
Silurian
The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the shortest period of the Paleozo ...
period.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana
References
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Geologic formations of Indiana
Silurian southern paleotemperate deposits
Sheinwoodian
Homerian
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