# Arkona Shale

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{{Short description|Geologic formation in Ontario}}
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| age            =  [Devonian](/source/Devonian)
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| region         = [Ontario](/source/Ontario)
| country        = [Canada](/source/Canada)
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The '''Arkona Shale''' is a [geologic formation](/source/Formation_(geology)) in [Ontario](/source/Ontario). It preserves [fossils](/source/fossils) dating back to the [Devonian](/source/Devonian) [period](/source/Period_(geology)).

==See also==
{{Portal|Earth sciences|Ontario|Paleontology}}
* [List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ontario](/source/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Ontario)

==References==
* {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}

Category:Devonian Ontario
Category:Devonian southern paleotemperate deposits
Category:Geologic formations of Ontario
Category:Shale formations of Canada

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