Hartshorne Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Arkansas and Oklahoma, US}}

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| type = Formation

| age = Carboniferous

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| namedby = J.A. Taff{{cite journal|last1=Taff|first1=J.A.|title=Geology of the McAlester-Lehigh coal field, Indian Territory|journal=Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, Part 3, Economic Geology|date=1899|pages=436–437}}

| region = Arkansas, Oklahoma

| country = United States

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| underlies = McAlester Formation

| overlies = Atoka Formation

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

See also

References

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  • {{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|archive-date= 25 March 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home|url-status= live}}

Category:Carboniferous Arkansas

Category:Carboniferous Oklahoma

Category:Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits

Category:Carboniferous System of North America

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