Vintage Dolomite
The Vintage Dolomite is a geologic formation in Pennsylvania. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.
| Vintage Dolomite Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
|---|---|
 Upper part of the Vintage Dolomite overlain by Kinzers Shale exposed in cut on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Vintage. This is the type section. | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Kinzers Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | dolomite |
| Location | |
| Region |  |
| Country |  |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Stose and Jonas (1922)[1] |
Vintage Dolomite in quarry at Kinzers. Shows well-bedded character of lower part of Vintage dolomite.
Type section
Named from exposures at a railroad cut at Vintage, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.[1]
Photo of the type section in 2019
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References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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