Fort Scott Limestone
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| Fort Scott Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Marmaton Group |
| Sub-units | Blackjack Creek Formation, Little Osage Formation, Higginsville Formation[1] |
| Location | |
| Region | Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas[2] |
| Named by | G. C. Swallow, 1866[3] |
The Fort Scott Limestone or Fort Scott Subgroup is a geologic formation in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Howe, W. B. and J. W. Koenig, The Stratigraphic Section in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey, 1961, pp. 91-92
- ^ Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, pp 107-8
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Categories:
- Carboniferous Illinois
- Carboniferous Kansas
- Carboniferous Missouri
- Carboniferous Oklahoma
- Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
- Carboniferous System of North America
- Limestone formations of the United States
- Geologic formations of Illinois
- Geologic formations of Kansas
- Geologic formations of Missouri
- Geologic formations of Oklahoma
- United States geologic formation stubs