Foraker Formation
| Foraker Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
 Roadcut exposure of Foraker Formation, South of Manhattan, KS, on Rosencutter Road. | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Council Grove Group Informal: Vanoss Group (OK)[1] |
| Sub-units | Long Creek limestone Hughes Creek shale Americus limestone[2][1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | Midcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Foraker, Oklahoma[1] |
The Foraker Formation (or Foraker Limestone) is a geologic formation in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating to the Carboniferous period.[2][1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nebraska
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma
- Paleontology in Kansas
- Paleontology in Nebraska
- Paleontology in Oklahoma
References
- ^ a b c d e "Geologic Unit: Foraker". National Geologic Database. Geolex — Significant Publications. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ a b Jewett, John M. (1941). The Geology of Riley and Geary Counties, Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 39. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas.