Whitewater Formation

Geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana

The Whitewater Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.^[1]

Type Section

The Whitewater was first named by J. M. Nickles in 1903.^[2] He described exposures of limestone and interbedded calcareous shale along the Whitewater River at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.

Fossils of Richmond South outcrop

An excellent exposure of the Whitewater Formation is a roadcut located on Route 27 south of Richmond, Indiana, at 39.7877 N, -84.9014 W.

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  Fossiliferous slab
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  Rugosa corals
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  Bryozoa
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  Small brachiopod
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  Another brachiopod
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  Bivalve

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ohio
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana

References

1. Whitewater Formation, United States Geological Survey National Geologic Map Database, Geolex - Unit Summary
2. Nickles, J. M., 1903, The Richmond Group in Ohio and Indiana and its subdivisions, with a note on the genus Strophomena and its type: American Geologist, v. 32, p. 202–218.

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.