Wann Formation

The Wann Formation is a geologic formation in Kansas and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Wann Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian
Fossil from the Wann Formataion (Oklahoma)
TypeFormation
Unit ofOchelata Group
Sub-unitsCopan Member, Hogshooter Limestone
Location
RegionKansas, Oklahoma
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forWann, Nowata County, Oklahoma
Named byDaniel Webster Ohern, 1910[1]

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  1. Ohern, Daniel Webster (1910). "The Stratigraphy of the Older Pennsylvanian Rocks of Northeastern Oklahoma". The State University of Oklahoma Research Bulletin. The University Press. 4: 28. Retrieved 26 June 2018.


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