Allegheny Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: (Moscovian) ~ | |
Type | Sedimentary |
Sub-units | Freeport Formation |
Underlies | Conemaugh Group |
Overlies | Kanawha Formation and Pottsville Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, coal |
Location | |
Region | Appalachian Mountains |
Country | United States |
Extent | Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio |
Type section | |
Named by | H. D. Rogers, 1840[1] |
The Allegheny Group, often termed the Allegheny Formation,[2] is a Pennsylvanian-age geological unit in the Appalachian Plateau. It is a major coal-bearing unit in the eastern United States, extending through western and central Pennsylvania, western Maryland and West Virginia, and southeastern Ohio. Fossils of fishes such as Bandringa are known from the Kittaning Formation,[3] which is part of the Allegheny Group.