Wreford Limestone

Wreford Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Permian
The flinty Threemile Limestone Member of the Wreford Limestone Formation in Manhattan, Kansas.
Type Formation
Unit of Chase Group
Sub-units Schroyer Limestone
Havensville Shale
Threemile Limestone
Underlies Matfield Shale
Overlies Speiser Shale
Lithology
Primary Flinty limestone and shale
Location
Location Flint Hills, Kansas
Region Kansas
Country  United States
Type section
Named for Wreford, Kansas

The Wreford Limestone is a geologic formation in Kansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.[1]

The Schroyer Limestone and Threemile Limestone members of the Wreford Limestone formation are the lowest of the flint-bearing rock layers of the Flint Hills.[2]

See also

References

  1. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. The Stratigraphic Succession in Kansas, 1968


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