Fernvale Limestone
| Fernvale Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Cason Shale |
| Overlies | Kimmswick Limestone |
| Thickness | 0 to 100+ feet in Arkansas[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Arkansas, Tennessee |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Charles Willard Hayes and Edward Oscar Ulrich[2] |
The Fernvale Limestone is a geologic formation in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
Paleontology[edit]
Brachiopods[edit]
Conodonts[edit]
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See also[edit]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee
- Paleontology in Arkansas
- Paleontology in Tennessee
References[edit]
- ^ a b McFarland, John David (2004) [1998]. "Stratigraphic summary of Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular. 36: 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ Hayes, C.W.; Ulrich, E.O. (1903). "Description of the Columbia quadrangle" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas of the United States. 95: 2.
- ^ a b Amsden, Thomas W. (1983). "The Late Ordovician brachiopod genera Lepidocyclus and Hiscobeccus" (PDF). Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin. 132: 36–44, 52–59 (plates). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ 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 ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au Craig, William (1968). The stratigraphy and conodont paleontology of Ordovician and Silurian strata, Batesville district, Independence and Izard counties, Arkansas (PhD). The University of Texas.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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