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  • Usage in publication:
    • Cattaraugus beds
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Shale
    • Sandstone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Clarke, J.M., 1902, Preliminary statement of the paleontologic results of the areal survey of the Olean quadrangle, IN Clarke, J.M., Report of the State Paleontologist, 1901: New York State Museum Bulletin, no. 52, p. 524-528.


Summary:

Named for Cattaraugus Co., southwestern NY. Consists of red and green shales with flaggy sands. Thickness is 200 ft. Underlies Mount Herman or Salamanca conglomerate; overlies Wolf Creek conglomerate. Distinguished from Catskill beds by paleontologic evidence.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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