Earth:Foraker Formation

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Foraker Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Roadcut exposure of Foraker Formation, South of Manhattan, KS, on Rosencutter Road.
TypeFormation
Unit ofCouncil Grove Group
Informal: Vanoss Group (OK)[1]
Sub-unitsLong Creek limestone
Hughes Creek shale
Americus limestone[2][1]
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherShale
Location
RegionMidcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)[1]
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forForaker, Oklahoma[1]

The Foraker Formation (or Foraker Limestone) is a geologic formation in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating to the Carboniferous period.[2][1]

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

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