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Price Formation

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A natural outcrop of semi-anthracite coal from the Mississippian period in Virginia, USA.

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

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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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