Leipers Limestone

The Leipers Limestone is a geologic formation in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.^[2] It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.^[1]

Leipers Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type	Formation
Underlies	Chattanooga Shale and Cumberland Formation
Overlies	Catheys Formation
Thickness	35-55 m[1]
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	dolomite, shale[1]
Location
Region	Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia[2]
Country	United States

See also

• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kentucky