Pitkin Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Upper Visean-Serpukhovian [1] | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Imo Shale |
Underlies | Hale Formation |
Overlies | Fayetteville Formation |
Thickness | up to and over 400 feet [2] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone [1] |
Other | Shale |
Location | |
Region | Arkansas |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Pitkin post office, Washington County, Arkansas [3] |
Named by | George Irving Adams and Edward Oscar Ulrich |
The Pitkin Formation, or Pitkin Limestone, is a fossiliferous geologic formation in northern Arkansas that dates to the Chesterian Series of the late Mississippian. [4] This formation was first named the "Archimedes Limestone" by David Dale Owen in 1858, but was replaced in 1904. [3] The Pitkin conformably overlies the Fayetteville Shale and unconformably underlies the Pennsylvanian-age Hale Formation. Some workers have considered the shales at the top of the Pitkin Formation to be a separate formation called the Imo Formation. More recently, others have considered the Imo to be informal member of the Pitkin Formation.
Early work aimed at creating a comprehensive list for all fossils found in the Pitkin Formation was done by Easton in 1943. [1] Unless otherwise stated, all species below can be found in his 'Fauna of the Pitkin Formation.'
This group was originally place under Stelleroidia in early studies. [1]
Previous studies have grouped these diverse animals into a single, obsolete taxon: Vermes. [1]
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Fossilized skeleton of Archimedes Bryozoan. |
This group was also referred to by another name in earlier studies: Pelecypoda . [1]
"Encrusting Algae" has been reported but not assigned to any genus. [1]
Following is a list of fossils also found in the Pitkin by Easton in 1943 that have gone unidentified. [1]