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Foraker Limestome, Kansas, USA
| Formation | Foraker Limestome |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | Americus ls Hughes Creek sh Long Creek ls |
| Age: | 303 - 299 Ma Carboniferous |
| Interval | Virgilian |
| Tectonic Setting | Cratonic basin |
| Lithology | shale |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beattie - Florena | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | shale | 35 |
| Beattie Ls - Florena sh | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | shale | 5 |
| Eskridge | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | packstone, "shale", wackestone, "carbonate"/"shale", lime mudstone | 21 |
| Eskridge Shale | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | shale, lime mudstone | 8 |
| Foraker Limestome - Americus ls | 303 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | shale | 6 |
| Foraker Limestome - Hughes Creek sh | 303 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | carbonate, "shale", packstone, wackestone, "carbonate"/"shale" | 346 |
| Foraker Limestome - Long Creek ls | 303 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | carbonate, lime mudstone | 4 |
| Grenola Limestone - Burr ls | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | packstone, lime mudstone, wackestone, "shale" | 13 |
| Janesville Shale - Five Point ls | 303 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | packstone | 34 |
| Red Eagle - Bennett | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | carbonate, "shale" | 35 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Olszewski T. D., Patzkowsky M. E. (1999) T.D. Olszewski''s Ph.D. - Penn State University |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
