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Dunkard Group

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Dunkard Group
Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian-Permian
Sandstone (Greene Formation, Dunkard Group, Lower Permian; Monroe County, Ohio)
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsGreene Formation, Washington Formation, Waynesburg Formation[1]
UnderliesIgneous intrusives
OverliesMonongahela Formation
Lithology
PrimaryShale, sandstone, siltstone, coal
OtherLimestone
Location
Region Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  West Virginia, and  Maryland
Country United States
Type section
Named forDunkard Creek
Named byI.C. White in 1891

The Permian Dunkard Group (Pd) is an area of rock, Early Permian in age, in the south of Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the hilltops of the Georges Creek Basin of Maryland.[2] In Ohio, it is found primarily in Washington County. It is notable for being one of the few areas of Permian sediment east of the Mississippi River. In addition, it is the youngest surface rock in the state of Ohio.

Description

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It consists of red and green shale, siltstone, and sandstone, with thin lenticular beds of argillaceous limestone and thin beds of impure coal The base of the layer contains thick-bedded, white conglomeratic sandstone. The layer's thickness is greater than 200 feet in Maryland.[2]

The fossils found in the Dunkard Group are similar to ones found in Texas and Oklahoma of similar age.

Stratigraphy

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The Dunkard contains three formation. Starting at the base (oldest) is the Waynesburg Formation, Washington Formation, and Greene Formation. The base is marked by the Waynesburg Coal, with the Monongahela Group below. The Washington Coal is found at the base of the Washington Formation and its base marks the boundary between the lower Waynesburg and the Washington formation above. The top of the Upper Washington Limestone marks the line between the Washington Formation and the upper Greene formation.

Fossil content

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Portrait Name
Dimetrodon
Ctenospondylus
Archaeothyris
Edaphosaurus
Eryops
Xenacanthus
Ophiacodon
Diploceraspis
Protorothyris
Diadectes
Isodectes
Brachydectes
Phlegethontia
Baldwinonus
Sagenodus
Sysciophlebia balteata


References

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  1. ^ Berryhill, Jr., Henry L.; Swanson, Vernon E. (1962). "Geological Survey research 1962; Short papers in geology and hydrology" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 450-C: 43–46. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Allegheny Plateau and Valley and Ridge". Geologic Map of Maryland. Maryland Geological Survey. 1968. Retrieved 2008-01-26.

Further reading

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  • Anstey, Robert L.; Feldmann, Rodney M.; Hackathorn, Merrianne (1996). Fossils of Ohio. Columbus: State of Ohio, Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey. ISBN 0-931079-05-5.