Foraker Formation
Appearance
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Foraker Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Long Creek limestone Hughes Creek shale Americus limestone[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Shale |
Location | |
Region | Midcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)[1] |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Foraker, Oklahoma[1] |
The Foraker Formation (or Foraker Limestone) is a geologic formation in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating to the Carboniferous period.[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nebraska
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma
- Paleontology in Kansas
- Paleontology in Nebraska
- Paleontology in Oklahoma
References
- ^ a b c d Jewett, John M. (1941). The Geology of Riley and Geary Counties, Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 39. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas.