The Williamsport Sandstone is a sandstone geologic formation in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The formation includes the Cedar Creek Limestone member.[1] Near Cumberland, Maryland it includes the Cedar Creek Limestone member. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
| Williamsport Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Silurian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Cedar Creek Limestone |
| Underlies | Wills Creek Formation |
| Overlies | McKenzie Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region |  West Virginia,  Pennsylvania,  Virginia,  Maryland |
| Country | United States |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Significant Publications Geologic Unit: Williamsport". National Geologic Map Database Geolex. USGS. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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