Hartshorne Formation

Hartshorne Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Type Formation
Underlies McAlester Formation
Overlies Atoka Formation
Location
Region Arkansas, Oklahoma
Country United States
Type section
Named by J.A. Taff[1]

The Hartshorne Formation is a geologic formation in Arkansas and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

References

  1. Taff, J.A. (1899). "Geology of the McAlester-Lehigh coal field, Indian Territory". Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, Part 3, Economic Geology: 436–437.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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