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Dierks Limestone

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Dierks Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Aptian
~120–112 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofTrinity Group
Location
RegionArkansas
Country United States
Type section
Named forDierks, Howard County, Arkansas
Named byHugh Dismore Miser and Albert Homer Purdue[1]

The Dierks Limestone is a geologic formation in Arkansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

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References

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  1. ^ Miser, H.D.; Purdue, A.H. (1919). "Gravel deposits of the Caddo Gap and De Queen quadrangles, Arkansas". U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 690: 18, 19, 21.
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