Witts Springs Formation

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Witts Springs Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous: Pennsylvanian
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary sandstone
Other limestone, siltstone, and shale
Location
RegionFlag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas
Country United States
Type section
Named for Witts Springs, Arkansas, Arkansas
Named byErnest E. Glick, Sherwood Earl Frezon, and Mackenzie Gordon Jr. [1]

The Witts Springs Formation is a sandstone geologic formation in Arkansas with thin layers of limestone, shale, and siltstone. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Contents

Paleontology

Bivalves

A. arkansanus [1]

Brachiopods

A. morrowensis [1]
C. ozarkana [1]
S. altirostris [1]

Cephalopods

G. adaense [1]
G. globosus [1]
G. morrowensis [1]
G. oblatus [1]
S. arkansiensis [1]

Coral

Gastropods

Scaphopods

Trilobites

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Glick, E.E.; Frezon, S.E.; Gordon, Jr., M. (1964). "Witts Springs formation of Morrow age in the Snowball quadrangle, north-central Arkansas". U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1194-D: D1–D16.