Corning Member of Gardeau Formation (NY,PA)
Corning Shale of West Falls Group (NY)
Late Devonian
Type section: cliff exposure south of New York Highway 17 at west edge of Corning (975 ft elevation) where Highway 17 bridges the railroad, central NY (Sutton, 1963).
Appalachian basin
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