Morrill Limestone
| Morrill Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Lower Permian | |
| Type | Formation Member |
| Unit of | Beattie Limestone |
| Underlies | Stearns Shale |
| Overlies | Florena Shale of the Beattie Limestone formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | mid-continental |
| Country | United States |
The Morrill Limestone is a stratigraphic unit in east-central Kansas, northeast-central Oklahoma, and southeastern Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.[1] It preserves fossils dating to the Permian period.
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Imbrie, John; Laporte, Léo F. & Merriam, Daniel F. (1964), Beattie Limestone Facies (Lower Permian) of the Northern Midcontinent, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas.
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- Geologic members of Kansas
- Stratigraphy of Nebraska
- Stratigraphy of Oklahoma
- Cisuralian Series of North America
- Limestone formations of the United States
- Shale formations of the United States
- Permian Kansas
- Permian geology of Nebraska
- Permian Oklahoma
- Geologic members of the United States
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