Witts Springs Formation
Witts Springs Formation Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous: Pennsylvanian | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | sandstone |
Other | limestone, siltstone, and shale |
Location | |
Region | ![]() |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Witts Springs, Arkansas, Arkansas |
Named by | Ernest 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[]
Bivalves[]
- A. arkansanus[1]
Brachiopods[]
- A. morrowensis[1]
- C. ozarkana[1]
- S. altirostris[1]
Cephalopods[]
- G. adaense[1]
- S. arkansiensis[1]
Coral[]
Gastropods[]
Scaphopods[]
Trilobites[]
See also[]
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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Categories:
- Carboniferous Arkansas
- Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
- Southern United States geologic formation stubs
- Arkansas geography stubs
- Carboniferous stubs