Sunbury Shale | |
Type: | Formation |
Age: | Tournaisian[1] |
Period: | Tournaisian |
Region: | Appalachia, Midwestern United States and Southeastern United States |
Country: | United States |
Unitof: | Waverly Group |
Underlies: | Coldwater Shale, Cuyahoga Formation, and Price Formation |
Overlies: | Berea Sandstone and Ellsworth Shale |
Extent: | Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia |
The Sunbury Shale is a geologic formation in Michigan. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian period.