The Boggy Formation is a geologic formation in Arkansas and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
Boggy Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian | |
Type | Formation |
Overlies | Savanna Formation |
Location | |
Region | Arkansas, Oklahoma |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named by | J.A. Taff[1] |
Paleontology
edit- A. unicamera[2]
- A. tricamerae[2]
- B. buckhornense[2]
- D. boggyense[2]
- P. knoxense[2]
- S. oklahomense[2]
- S. taffi[2]
- U. striatulum[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Taff, J.A. (1899). "Geology of the McAlester-Lehigh coal field, Indian Territory". Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, Part 3, Economic Geology: 438–439.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Niko, Shuji; Seuss, Barbara; Mapes, Royal H. (1 January 2018). "Desmoinesian (Middle Pennsylvanian) orthocerid cephalopods from the Buckhorn Asphalt Lagerstatte in Oklahoma, midcontinent North America". Paleontological Research. 22 (1): 20–36. doi:10.2517/2017PR008. S2CID 135090100. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.