Earth:Johns Valley Formation
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| Johns Valley Formation Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous: Pennsylvanian | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Atoka Formation |
| Overlies | Jackfork Sandstone |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Arkansas and Oklahoma |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Johns Valley, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma [1] |
| Named by | Edward Oscar Ulrich, 1927 |
The Johns Valley Formation is a geologic formation in Arkansas and Oklahoma.[2] It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
Paleofauna
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See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma
- Paleontology in Arkansas
- Paleontology in Oklahoma
References
- ↑ Ulrich, E.O. (1927). "Fossiliferous boulders in the Ouachita "Caney" shale and the age of the shale containing them". Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 45: 6, 21–23, 30, 36–37.
- ↑ "Stratigraphic Summary of the Arkansas River Valley and Ouachita Mountains". Arkansas Geological Survey. http://www.geology.ar.gov/geology/strat_arkvalley_ouachita.htm.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Horowitz, Alan S. (1977). "Late Mississippian and Early Pennsylvanian bryozoan faunas of Arkansas and Oklahoma: a review". Oklahoma Geological Survey Guidebook 18: 101–105. http://ogs.ou.edu/docs/guidebooks/GB18.pdf. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 Gordon, Jr., Mackenzie (1964). "Carboniferous Cephalopods of Arkansas". U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 460: 51–53.
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". https://www.fossilworks.org/.
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