Big Clifty Formation | |
Type: | Formation |
Age: | Mississippian |
Period: | Mississippian |
Region: | Indiana |
Country: | United States |
Unitof: | Stephensport Group |
Underlies: | Haney Limestone |
Overlies: | Beech Creek Limestone |
The Big Clifty Formation is a geologic formation in Indiana.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.[2]
In Illinois and Kentucky, the Big Clifty is referred to as the Big Clifty Sandstone and has been assigned to the Golconda Formation.[3]