Petersburg Formation of Carbondale Group (IN*)
(alphabetical) --all in IN*: Folsomville Member, Houchin Creek Coal Member, Springfield Coal Member, Stendal Limestone Member.
Middle Pennsylvanian (Moscovian; Westphalian; Desmoinesian)*
Petersburg, Pike Co., southwestern IN (Fuller and Ashley, 1902).
Illinois basin*
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