Wewoka Shale

Wewoka Shale
Wewoka Shale
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Type	Formation
Location
Region	Oklahoma
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma
Named by	Joseph A. Taff, 1901

Last updated August 29, 2025

The Wewoka Shale is a geologic formation in Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

References

↑ Taff, Joseph A. (1901). "Coalgate Folio, Indian Territory" (PDF). U. S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas of the United States. 74: 3. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

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[1] Taff, Joseph A. (1901). "Coalgate Folio, Indian Territory" (PDF). U. S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas of the United States. 74: 3. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

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Wewoka Shale

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