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

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.

## 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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