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Price Formation

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The Price Formation is a special rock formation found in Virginia and West Virginia. It has many old fossils that help scientists learn about life from long ago. These fossils are from the Carboniferous period, a time millions of years before dinosaurs existed. Studying the Price Formation helps us understand how Earth, its plants, and its animals have changed over time.

Fossil content

The Price Formation has many fossils from the Carboniferous period. These fossils include animals called eurypterids and many different kinds of plants.

Plants reported from the Price Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterial
CardiopteridiumC. nanum f. spetsbergenseSlender axes or portions of bipinnate fronds.
GnetopsisG. hispidaSouthwestern Virginia.Seeds.
LagenospermumL. imparirameumSouthwestern Virginia.Seeds.
NeuropterisN. antiquaBipinnate fronds terminated by pinnules.

Images

An ancient ammonite fossil from the Jurassic period, discovered in Bavaria, Germany.
Rock layers near Depot Beach in New South Wales, showing how Earth's history is recorded in stone.

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