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Lorraine Group

Lorraine Group

Geologic group in the United States and Canada

The Lorraine Group is a geologic group in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.

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It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.

The group is host to pyritized trilobites and other fossils in New York including the Beecher's Trilobite Bed.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Farrell, Úna C., et al., Beyond Beecher's Trilobite Bed: Widespread pyritization of soft tissues in the Late Ordovician Taconic foreland basin, Geology, v. 37 no. 10 p. 907-910
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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