Wewoka Shale Explained

Wewoka Shale
Type:	Formation
Age:	Carboniferous
Namedfor:	Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma
Namedby:	Joseph A. Taff, 1901^[1]
Region:	Oklahoma
Country:	United States

The Wewoka Shale is a geologic formation in 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)). 8 July 2014.

Notes and References

1. Taff . Joseph A. . Coalgate Folio, Indian Territory . U. S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas of the United States . 1901 . 74 . 3 . 6 August 2018.