The Paleontology of North America

The Precambrian in Illinois, US

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See exposures in this state from the:

Quaternary
Tertiary
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian
Precambrian

Precambrian Fossils
Fossil photos from Precambrian in Illinois

Paleontology and geology

There are no Precambrian rocks exposed at the surface in Illinois. Precambrian rocks in the subsurface are mostly volcanic and granitic intrusions, and thus do not contain fossils.

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