Beattie Formation

Beattie Formation
Stratigraphic range: Lower Permian
TypeFormation
Unit ofCouncil Grove Group
Sub-unitsMorrill Limestone
Florena Shale
Cottonwood Limestone
UnderliesStearns Shale
OverliesEskridge Shale
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, Shale
Location
Regionmid-continental
CountryUnited States
Extentoutcrops from southeast Nebraska to northeast-central Oklahoma[1]
Type section
Named forBeattie, Kansas[2]
Named byCondra, G.E., and Busby, C.E.[2]
Year defined1933[2]

The Beattie Formation, or Beattie Limestone, is a geologic formation in east-central Kansas, northeast-central Oklahoma, and southeastern Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.[1][2] It preserves fossils dating to the Permian period.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Imbrie, John; Laporte, Léo F. & Merriam, Daniel F. (1964), Beattie Limestone Facies (Lower Permian) of the Northern Midcontinent, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas.
  2. ^ a b c d "Geologic Unit: Beattie". Geolex – National Geologic Database. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-01-11.


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