Hartshorne Formation Explained

Hartshorne Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Carboniferous
Namedby:	J.A. Taff^[1]
Region:	Arkansas, Oklahoma
Country:	United States
Underlies:	McAlester Formation
Overlies:	Atoka Formation

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

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma
• Paleontology in Oklahoma

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home. dead.

Notes and References

1. Taff. J.A.. Geology of the McAlester-Lehigh coal field, Indian Territory. Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, Part 3, Economic Geology. 1899. 436–437.