Dierks Limestone
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| name = Dierks Limestone
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| type = Formation
| period = Aptian
| age = Aptian
~{{fossil range|120|112}}
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| namedfor = Dierks, Howard County, Arkansas
| namedby = Hugh Dismore Miser and Albert Homer Purdue{{cite journal|last1=Miser|first1=H.D.|last2=Purdue|first2=A.H.|title=Gravel deposits of the Caddo Gap and De Queen quadrangles, Arkansas|journal=U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin|date=1919|volume=690|pages=18, 19, 21}}
| region = Arkansas
| country = United States
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| unitof = Trinity Group
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The Dierks Limestone is a geologic formation in Arkansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
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External links
- {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}
Category:Limestone formations of the United States
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