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Fort Scott Limestone

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Geological formation
Fort Scott Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
TypeFormation
Unit ofMarmaton Group
Sub-unitsBlackjack Creek Formation, Little Osage Formation, Higginsville Formation
Location
RegionKansas, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forFort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Named byG. C. Swallow, 1866

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

References

  1. Howe, W. B. and J. W. Koenig, The Stratigraphic Section in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey, 1961, pp. 91-92
  2. 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
  3. Swallow, G. C. (1866). Preliminary report of the geological survey of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas: John Speer. p. 25. Retrieved 2 August 2018.


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