Witts Springs Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous: Pennsylvanian | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | sandstone |
Other | limestone, siltstone, and shale |
Location | |
Region | Arkansas |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Witts Springs, Arkansas, Arkansas |
Named by | Ernest E. Glick, Sherwood Earl Frezon, and Mackenzie Gordon Jr. |
The Witts Springs Formation is a sandstone geologic formation in Arkansas with thin layers of limestone, shale, and siltstone. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
Paleontology
Bivalves
- A. arkansanus
Brachiopods
- A. morrowensis
- C. ozarkana
- S. altirostris
Cephalopods
- G. adaense
- G. globosus
- G. morrowensis
- G. oblatus
- S. arkansiensis
Coral
Gastropods
Scaphopods
Trilobites
See also
References
- ^ Glick, E.E.; Frezon, S.E.; Gordon, Jr., M. (1964). "Witts Springs formation of Morrow age in the Snowball quadrangle, north-central Arkansas". U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1194-D: D1–D16.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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