Pawnee Formation

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Pawnee Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Type Formation
Location
RegionFlag of Illinois.svg  Illinois Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Type section
Named forPawnee Creek, Bourbon County, Kansas
Named byGeorge C. Swallow, 1866 [1]

The Pawnee Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois and Kansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

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References

  1. ↑ Swallow, G. C. (1866). Preliminary report of the geological survey of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas: John Speer. pp. 24–25. Retrieved 6 August 2018.


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