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词条 Saginaw Group
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The Saginaw Group is a geologic group in Michigan composed of sedimentary rock deposited during the Pennsylvanian Period (circa 323.2 million years ago to 298.9 million years ago. Saginaw group rocks include sandstone, shale, coal, and limestone of fresh water, brackish, and marine origin. Fossils dating back to the Penssylvanian Period (Late or Upper Carboniferous period) can be found in Saginaw Group formations.

See also

{{Portal|Earth sciences|Michigan|Paleontology|Carboniferous|Paleozoic}}
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Michigan

References

  • USGS Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data. https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=MIPAs. Retrieved 02 May 2017.
  • {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database|url= http://www.fossilworks.org/|accessdate= 22 June 2014|deadurl= yes|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140731140924/http://fossilworks.org/|archivedate= 31 July 2014|df= }}
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1 : Geologic groups of Michigan

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