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Byron Formation
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
TypeFormation
Unit ofBurnt Bluff Group
UnderliesHendricks Formation
OverliesLime Island Formation
Location
RegionMichigan and Wisconsin
CountryUnited States

The Byron Formation is a geologic formation in Michigan and Wisconsin. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

See also

References

  1. Ehlers, George M.; Kesling, Robert V. "Silurian Rocks of Michigan and their Correlation". Retrieved 2019-06-22.
Chronostratigraphy of Michigan
Ph
Cz
Q
Pleistocene
indet.Glacial till
Mz
J
indet.
Pz
C
indet.
M
D
Upper
indet.
Frasnian
Middle
Givetian
Lower
  • Garden Island Formation
  • S
    indet.
    Llandovery
    O
    Upper
    Sandbian
    Middle
    Darriwilian
  • Bill's Creek Shale
  • Lower
  • Au Train Formation
  • Є
    Chronostratigraphy of Wisconsin
    Ph
    Pz
    D
    Upper
    Middle
    S
    O
    Upper
    Middle
    Lower
    Є
    Y
    Stenian


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