The Cambrian in Kentucky, US

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Cambrian Fossils

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Paleontology and geology

There are no rocks of Cambrian age exposed at the surface in Kentucky. Deep oil wells show thick sequences (~ 700 m to 1200 m) of Cambrian sandstone, shale, and limestone.

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Research and Collections

Research and Collections

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Dr. Thomas W. Kammer: Specialty: Evolutionary paleoecology of Paleozoic crinoids, plus lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, and sequence stratigraphy of marine Mississippian rocks in the east-central United States. Field areas include West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa.

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