Read Next
Discover
Conemaugh Series
paleontology
- Related Topics:
- Pennsylvanian Subsystem
Conemaugh Series, geochronological division of the Pennsylvanian Period in the United States, which is approximately equivalent to the Late Carboniferous Period (about 318 million to 300 million years ago). It was named for exposures studied along the Conemaugh River in Pennsylvania, and it also occurs in Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Conemaugh Series overlies rocks of the Allegheny Series and underlies those of the Monongahela Series; it consists of coal beds, marine shales, limestones, sandstones, red beds, and some freshwater limestones. The coals, marine shales, and limestones are confined to the lower part of the series, whereas the ...(100 of 173 words)