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Belden Shale

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Belden Shale
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
TypeFormation
Location
Coordinates39° 54' 56 North, 106° 43' 33 West
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States, Colorado near McCoy town

The Belden Shale is a geologic formation in Colorado near the town of McCoy.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.[2]

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  1. ^ "Belden Shale, McCoy Mining District, Eagle County, Colorado, USA". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  2. ^ "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-05-12.