Wann Formation

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Wann Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian
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Fossil from the Wann Formation (Oklahoma)
Type Formation
Unit of Ochelata Group
Sub-unitsCopan Member, Hogshooter Limestone
Location
Region Kansas, Oklahoma
Country United States
Type section
Named for Wann, Nowata County, Oklahoma
Named byDaniel Webster Ohern, 1910 [1]

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

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References

  1. Ohern, Daniel Webster (1910). "The Stratigraphy of the Older Pennsylvanian Rocks of Northeastern Oklahoma". The State University of Oklahoma Research Bulletin. 4. The University Press: 28. Retrieved 26 June 2018.