Usage:
Skaneateles Shale of Hamilton Group (NY*,OH*,PA*,WV*,MD*)
Skaneateles Formation of Hamilton Group (NY)
Subunits:
Stafford Limestone Member (NY*,PA*,OH*,WV*,MD*)
Geologic age:
Middle Devonian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Skaneateles Lake, Ontario Co., NY.
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
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Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).
Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).