The Stones River Group is a
geologic group
Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Eart ...
in
Tennessee. 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
Ordovician period.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Tennessee, U.S.
Sites
See also
* Paleontology in Tennessee
References
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Paleontology in Tennessee
Paleontology in Tennessee refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Tennessee. During the early part of the Paleozoic era, Tennessee was covered by a warm, shallow sea. This sea was home to br ...
References
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Geologic groups of Tennessee
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