Brownstown Marl Explained

Brownstown Marl
Type:Sedimentary
Age:Cretaceous
Period:Cretaceous
Namedfor:Brownstown, Sevier County, Arkansas
Namedby:Robert Thomas Hill, 1888[1]
Region:Arkansas
Country:United States
Subunits:Austin Group
Underlies:Ozan Formation
Overlies:Tokio Formation

The Brownstown Marl is a geologic formation in Arkansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

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Notes and References

  1. Hill, R. T., Arkansas Geological Survey Annual Report 1888 vol. 2, pp. 72, 86-87, 188