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Otterdale Formation

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Otterdale Formation
Stratigraphic range: Triassic
TypeGeological Formation
Unit ofNewark Supergroup
Location
Region Virginia
Country United States
Type section
Named forOtterdale, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Named byShaler and Woodworth, 1899[1]

The Otterdale Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.

It was first identified at exposures near Otterdale, Chesterfield County, Virginia, within the Richmond Basin. Shaler and Woodworth described it as follows:

Coarse sandstones, often feldspathic, with silicified trunks of Araucarioxylon; well developed north, south, and west of Otterdale. Thickness, 500+ feet.[1]
Petrified tree (Araucarioxylon sp.) on Otterdale Road in 1899.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Shaler, N. S., and Woodworth, J. B., 1899. Geology of the Richmond Basin, Virginia, Washington: Government Printing Office. Google Book
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.