Kiamichi Shale Explained

Kiamichi Shale
Type:	Formation
Age:	Cretaceous
Period:	Cretaceous
Prilithology:	Shale
Namedby:	Robert Thomas Hill^[1]
Region:	Arkansas, Texas
Unitof:	Fredericksburg Group
Underlies:	Woodbine Formation
Overlies:	Goodland Formation
Thickness:	20feet in Arkansas^[2]

The Kiamichi Shale or Kiamichi Formation is a geologic formation in Arkansas^[2] and Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

See also

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

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.

Notes and References

1. Hill. Robert T.. The Comanche series of the Texas-Arkansas region. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 1891. 2. 504–515.
2. McFarland. John David. Stratigraphic summary of Arkansas. Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular. 2004. 1998. 36. 27. 2018-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221195953/http://www.geology.ar.gov/pdf/IC-36_v.pdf. 2016-12-21. dead.