Beattie Limestone
| Beattie Limestone Stratigraphic range: Lower Permian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Council Grove Group |
| Sub-units |
Morrill Limestone Florena Shale Cottonwood Limestone |
| Underlies | Stearns Shale |
| Overlies | Eskridge Shale |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | mid-continental |
| Country | United States |
| Extent | outcrops from southeast Nebraska to northeast-central Oklahoma[1] |
The Beattie Limestone is a geologic formation in east-central Kansas, northeast-central Oklahoma, and southeastern Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.[1][2] It preserves fossils dating to the Permian period.
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
- 1 2 Imbrie, John; Laporte, Léo F. & Merriam, Daniel F. (1964), Beattie Limestone Facies (Lower Permian) of the Northern Midcontinent, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas.
- ↑ "Geologic Unit: Beattie". Geolex – National Geologic Database. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
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