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Witts Springs Formation
Witts Springs Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous: Pennsylvanian
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	sandstone
Other	limestone, siltstone, and shale
Location
Region	Arkansas
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Witts Springs, Arkansas, Arkansas
Named by	Ernest E. Glick, Sherwood Earl Frezon, and Mackenzie Gordon Jr.

The Witts Springs Formation is a sandstone geologic formation in Arkansas with thin layers of limestone, shale, and siltstone. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Paleontology

A. arkansanus^[1]

A. morrowensis^[1]

C. ozarkana^[1]

S. altirostris^[1]

G. adaense^[1]

G. globosus^[1]

G. morrowensis^[1]

G. oblatus^[1]

S. arkansiensis^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Glick, E.E.; Frezon, S.E.; Gordon, Jr., M. (1964). "Witts Springs formation of Morrow age in the Snowball quadrangle, north-central Arkansas". U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1194-D: D1–D16.

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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