Fossils in the Fairview Formation
By: Jimmy Wimberg
Location:
-Fossils were located in Kenton County, KY in the city of Independence, along the new road cut on KY 17.
Information::
-The type section of the Fairview Formation is located in Fairview Heights, in Cincinnati Ohio.
-The average thickness of the Fairview Formation is over 100 ft. thick
-The Fairview Formation consists of about 55% limestone and 45% shale and siltstone
-The limestone is fine grained and in parts silty or clayey.
-The shale is calcitic and silty and is medium gray
-The Formation is resistant to weathering and forms shaley slopes with numerous limestone benches throughout
Fossils:
Dr. Don Chesnut