Comanche Peak Limestone

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Comanche Peak Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
Type Formation
Underlies Edwards Limestone
Overlies Walnut Formation
Thickness15 - 80 ft.
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Shale
Location
Region Texas
Country United States
Bivalve and coral fossils collected from the Comanche Peak Limestone near Waco, Texas. Bivalves and Corral.JPG
Bivalve and coral fossils collected from the Comanche Peak Limestone near Waco, Texas.

The Comanche Peak Limestone is a geologic formation in Texas. It preserves fossils dating from the Early Cretaceous (Albian). [1]

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References

  1. "Comanche Peak Limestone, USGS". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-23.