| Whitesburg Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Fetzer member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | limestone |
| Other | shale |
| Location | |
| Region |  Tennessee,  Virginia |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Whitesburg, Tennessee |
| Named by | E.O. Ulrich [1] |
The Whitesburg Formation is a dark limestone with interbedded shales geologic formation in Tennessee and Virginia.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
- ^ a b Ulrich, E. O. (1930). "Ordovician trilobites of the family Telephidae and concerned stratigraphic correlations". U.S National Museum Proceedings. 76: 2. Retrieved 29 June 2018.