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Fort Scott Limestone

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Fort Scott Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
TypeFormation
Unit ofMarmaton Group
Sub-unitsBlackjack Creek Formation, Little Osage Formation, Higginsville Formation[1]
Location
RegionKansas, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forFort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas[2]
Named byG. C. Swallow, 1866[3]

The Fort Scott Limestone or Fort Scott Subgroup is a geologic formation in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

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References

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  1. ^ Howe, W. B. and J. W. Koenig, The Stratigraphic Section in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey, 1961, pp. 91-92
  2. ^ Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, pp 107-8
  3. ^ Swallow, G. C. (1866). Preliminary report of the geological survey of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas: John Speer. p. 25. Retrieved 2 August 2018.