Ames Limestone

The Ames Limestone is a geologic formation in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It is part of the Conemaugh Group. Formerly know at "Crinoidal Limestone" and "Green Fossiliferous Lime" it was renamed to Ames.

Ames Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
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Fossiliferous Ames Limestone (Morgan County, Ohio)
TypeMember
Unit ofConewango Group
Sub-unitsNone
Thickness1 - 4'
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Region Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  West Virginia
Country United States
Type section
Named forAmesville, Ohio

Fossils of Echinoderm, Brachiopod, and Gastropoda are commonly found in the Ames.

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