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 Formation (Oklahoma) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Ochelata Group |
| Sub-units | Copan Member, Hogshooter Limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Kansas, Oklahoma |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Wann, Nowata County, Oklahoma |
| Named by | Daniel Webster Ohern, 1910[1] |
See also
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References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Ohern, Daniel Webster (1910). "The Stratigraphy of the Older Pennsylvanian Rocks of Northeastern Oklahoma". The State University of Oklahoma Research Bulletin. 4. The University Press: 28. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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