Earth:Kiamichi Shale
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| Kiamichi Shale Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Fredericksburg Group |
| Underlies | Woodbine Formation |
| Overlies | Goodland Formation |
| Thickness | 20 ft (6.1 m) in Arkansas[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | Arkansas, Texas |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Robert Thomas Hill[2] |
The Kiamichi Shale or Kiamichi Formation is a geologic formation in Arkansas[1] and Texas . It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
- Paleontology in Texas
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McFarland, John David (2004). "Stratigraphic summary of Arkansas". Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular 36: 27. http://geology.ar.gov/pdf/IC-36_v.pdf. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ Hill, Robert T. (1891). "The Comanche series of the Texas-Arkansas region". Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 2: 504–515.
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
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