Allegheny Formation, Group

Geology

Group: Paris Shale

Formations: unnamed (17), Kittanning (1), Pottsville (4), Putnam Hill (8), Upper Kittanning Coal (1), Vanport (11), Washingtonville (2), Zaleski (1)

Members: unnamed (11), Columbiana (18), Mt Savage Fire Clay Horizon (3), Parker Seam (1), Putnam Hill (22), Split Six Coal (1), Vanport (20), Washingtonville (17)

Lithologies: not reported (9), "siliciclastic" (1), claystone (1), "shale" (72), "limestone" (87), coal (5)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (32), terrestrial indet. (18), carbonate indet. (53), shallow subtidal indet. (30), coastal indet. (4), deltaic indet. (1), mire/swamp (1)

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Wolfcampian or 315.20000 to 286.00000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Ohio) (157415)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Rhode Island) (112706)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Ohio) (79351 79379 128862 183261)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6USA (Maryland) (124513)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (West Virginia) (124499 125756)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Maryland) (124496 124497 124498 124514 124515 124516)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Ohio) (149379)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.5USA (Rhode Island) (111052 112704)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) (165526 184079 184080 184081 184098 184100)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) (16 17 64883 64884 64885 64886 64887 64888 64889 64890 64891 64892 64893 64894 64895 64896 64897 64898 64900 64899 64901 64902 64903 64904 64905 64906 64907 64908 64909 64912 64913 64914 64915 64916 64917 64918 64919 64920 64921 64922 64923 64924 64925 64926 64927 64928 64929 64930 64931 64932 64933 64934 64935 64936 64937 64938 64939 64940 64941 64942 64943 64944 64945 64946 64947 64948 64949 64950 64951 71922 71944 71945 71948 71963 71964 71972 71990 71994 71997 71999 72000 72001 72002 72003 72004 93081 72006 72007 72008 72009 79324 79325 79326 79327 79387 79388 79389 79390 121145 128861 149169 176092 183203 183206 183207 183208 183258 183259 183260)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) (85292)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Pennsylvania) (176015 225177)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Arkansas) (176082)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) (79350)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Texas) (211422)