Marlbrook Marl
The Marlbrook Marl is a geologic formation in Arkansas.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
| Marlbrook Marl Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Saratoga Formation |
| Overlies | Annona Chalk |
| Thickness | 50 to 220 feet [1] |
| Location | |
| Region | Arkansas |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Robert Thomas Hill[2] |
Paleofauna
Ostracods
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References
- McFarland, John David (2004) [1998]. "Stratigraphic summary of Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular. 36: 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- Hill, R.T. (1888). "Arkansas Geological Survey Annual Report for 1888". 2: 72, 84–86. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Collins, Jr., Robert J. (June 1960). Stratigraphy and Ostracoda of the Ozan, Annona, and Marlbrook Formations of southwestern Arkansas (PhD). Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
- Benson, Richard H.; Tatro, James O. (15 Dec 1964). "Faunal description of Ostracoda of the Marlbrook Marl (Campanian), Arkansas". The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions. Arthropoda, Article 7: 32, 6 pls.
- Bell, Alyssa; Irwin, Kelly J.; Davis, Leo Carson (2015). "Hesperornithiform birds from the Late Creaceous (Campanian) of Arkansas, USA". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 118 (3/4): 219–229 – via JSTOR.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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