Maxville Limestone

The Maxville Limestone is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Maxville Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Maxville Limestone (outcrop near Fultonham, Ohio)
Type	Formation
Unit of	Waverly Group
Overlies	Logan Formation and Rushville Shale
Location
Region	Ohio
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Maxville, Ohio

Maxville Limestone (East Fultonham Pit, Muskingum County, Ohio)

The formation was named after the community of Maxville, Ohio.^[1]

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Ohio portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ohio