The Vintage Dolomite is a geologic formation in Pennsylvania. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

Vintage Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Upper part of the Vintage Dolomite overlain by Kinzers Shale exposed in cut on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Vintage. This is the type section.
TypeFormation
UnderliesKinzers Formation
Lithology
Primarydolomite
Location
Region Pennsylvania
Country United States
Type section
Named byStose and Jonas (1922)[1]

Type section

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Named from exposures at a railroad cut at Vintage, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.[1]


Fossils

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Salterella conulata species have been found in the upper Vintage Dolomite.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Stose, G.W., and Jonas, A.I., 1922. The lower Paleozoic section in southeastern Pennsylvania, Washington Academy of Sciences, Journal v. 12, no. 5, p. 358-366 [1]
  2. ^ Ellis L. Yochelson, 1970. The Early Cambrian Fossil Salterella conulata Clark in Eastern North America. Contributions to Paleontology, Geological Survey Professional Paper 683-B.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.