Brownstown Marl

Brownstown Marl
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
Type Formation
Sub-units Austin Group
Underlies Annona Chalk
Location
Region Arkansas
Country United States
Type section
Named for Brownstown, Arkansas
Named by R. T. Hill (1888)[1]
Annona Chalk overlying Brownstown Marl at White Cliff, Howard County, AR (c. 1910)

The Brownstown Marl is a geologic formation in Arkansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

See also

References

  1. Hill, R. T., Arkansas Geological Survey Annual Report 1888 vol. 2, pp. 72, 86-87, 188


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