Dierks Limestone
Topic: Earth
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| Dierks Limestone Stratigraphic range: Aptian ~120–112 Ma | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Trinity Group |
| Location | |
| Region | Arkansas |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Dierks, Howard County, Arkansas |
| Named by | Hugh 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.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas
- Paleontology in Arkansas
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
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