Grainger Formation

Grainger Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Mississippian
Type	Formation
Location
Region	Tennessee,  Kentucky,  Virginia
Country	United States

The Grainger Formation is a geologic formation in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the early Mississippian subperiod of the Carboniferous period.[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kentucky
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Virginia
• Paleontology in Tennessee
• Paleontology in Kentucky
• Paleontology in Virginia

References

1. Hasson, Kenneth O. (2020). "Lithostratigraphy of the Early Mississippian Grainger Formation and related strata in northeastern Tennessee". In Avary, K.L.; Hasson, K.O.; Diecchio, R.J. (eds.). The Appalachian Geology of John M. Dennison: Rocks, People, and a Few Good Restaurants along the Way: Geological Society of America Special Paper 545. Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/2020.2545(06).

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.