Weymouth Formation

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The '''Weymouth Formation''' is a geologic formation in Massachusetts. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. It was originally named for the Cambrian strata in the “Boston Basin” by Amadeus Grabau and Henry T. Burr, at Nahant and Mill Cove. Ed Landing correlated the Hoppin Formation with the Weymouth Formation and thus abandoned use of that name.

==See also== {{Portal|Earth sciences|United States|Paleontology}} * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Massachusetts * Paleontology in Massachusetts

==References== * {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org/|access-date= 30 June 2014|archive-date= 25 March 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home|url-status= dead}}

Category:Cambrian Massachusetts Category:Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits Category:Cambrian south paleopolar deposits