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The Devonian in Rhode Island, US

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Devonian Fossils

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Paleontology and geology

Rocks of Devonian age occur throughout much of the central part of the state. These rocks have been metamorphosed, but were once sediments deposited by rivers and streams eroding the mountains formed in the Ordovician.


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