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The Cambrian in Kentucky, US

See exposures in this state from the:

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

Cambrian Fossils
No slide show is available for the Cambrian in Kentucky.

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.

The Cambrian in Kentucky, US

Cambrian FossilsNo slide show is available for the Cambrian in Kentucky.

Paleontology and geology

Cambrian Fossils
No slide show is available for the Cambrian in Kentucky.