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Witts Springs Formation

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Witts Springs Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous: Pennsylvanian
TypeFormation
Lithology
Primarysandstone
Otherlimestone, siltstone, and shale
Location
Region Arkansas
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forWitts Springs, Arkansas, Arkansas
Named byErnest E. Glick, Sherwood Earl Frezon, and Mackenzie Gordon Jr.[1]

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

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A. arkansanus[1]
A. morrowensis[1]
C. ozarkana[1]
S. altirostris[1]
G. adaense[1]
G. globosus[1]
G. morrowensis[1]
G. oblatus[1]
S. arkansiensis[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab 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.