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.