Fort Scott Limestone

Fort Scott Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Type Formation
Unit of Marmaton Group
Sub-units Blackjack Creek Formation, Little Osage Formation, Higginsville Formation[1]
Location
Region Kansas, Illinois, Missouri
Country United States
Type section
Named for Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas[2]

The Fort Scott Limestone or Fort Scott Subgroup is a geologic formation in Illinois, Kansas and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

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