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First Wooster paleontology field trip of the year: the glorious Ordovician of Ohio

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Date: 2014-09-01 03:41:38
Blog: Wooster Geologists
URL: http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2014/08/31/first-wooster-geology-field-trip-of-the-year-the-glorious-ordovician-of-ohio/

Summary:

Today the Invertebrate Paleontology class at The College of Wooster drove south to one of our favorite outcrops: the Waynesville, Liberty and Whitewater Formations (= Bull Fork Formation) at the emergency spillway in Caesar Creek State Park. I enjoy taking students to this extensive exposure because it has diverse fossils, is easy for beginners, and […]

Content analysis:

Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:Ordovician [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:Ordovician [0.1]
Paleozoic [0.1]
Phanerozoic [0.1]

Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
Caesar Creek State ParkUS39.5157-84.0411
OhioUS40.1903-82.6695
WaynesvilleUS39.5345-84.0862
WoosterUS40.8056-81.9344

Keywords:

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