Rome Formation Explained

Rome Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Cambrian
Period:Cambrian
Prilithology:sedimentary rocks
Region:Appalachia, Midwestern United States and Southeastern United States
Country:United States
Underlies:Conasauga Formation
Overlies:Mount Simon Sandstone and Shady Dolomite
Extent:Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia[1]

The Rome Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

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References

  1. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19078 Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau