| Breathitt Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early to Middle Pennsylvanian | |
| Type | Sedimentary |
| Location | |
| Region | Kentucky (extending into northern Tennessee and southwestern West Virginia) |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Breathitt County, Kentucky |
| Named by | Marius R. Campbell (1898)[1] |
The Breathitt Formation is a geologic formation in Kentucky which preserves fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian period.[2]
- ^ Campbell, M. R., 1898, Description of the Richmond quadrangle (Kentucky): U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas, Folio 46, 4 p.
- ^ Chesnut, D.R., Jr., 1992, Stratigraphic and structural framework of the Carboniferous rocks of the central Appalachian basin in Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey Bulletin, 11th series, no. 3, 42 p.