Witts Springs Formation Explained

Witts Springs Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Carboniferous Pennsylvanian
Prilithology:	sandstone
Otherlithology:	limestone, siltstone, and shale
Namedfor:	Witts Springs, Arkansas, Arkansas
Namedby:	Ernest E. Glick, Sherwood Earl Frezon, and Mackenzie Gordon Jr.^[1]
Country:	United States

The Witts Springs Formation is a sandstone geologic formation in Arkansas with thin layers of limestone, shale, and siltstone. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Paleontology

Bivalves

• Aviculopecten

A. arkansanus^[1]

• Conocardium^[1]
• Myalina^[1]
• Pleurophorus^[1]
• Posidonia^[1]
• Sphenotus^[1]

Brachiopods

• Antiquatonia

A. morrowensis^[1]

• Composita

C. ozarkana^[1]

• Juresania^[1]
• Linoproductus^[1]
• Schizophoria

S. altirostris^[1]

• Spirifer^[1]

Cephalopods

• Gastrioceras

G. adaense^[1]

• Glaphyrites

G. globosus^[1]

G. morrowensis^[1]

G. oblatus^[1]

• Mooreoceras^[1]
• Pygmaeoceras^[1]
• Stenopronorites

S. arkansiensis^[1]

Coral

• Michelinia^[1]

Gastropods

• Bellerophon^[1]
• Donaldina^[1]
• Euphemites^[1]
• Glabrocingulum^[1]
• Knightites (Retispira or Cymatospire)^[1]

Scaphopods

• Laevidentalium^[1]

Trilobites

• Paladin^[1]

See also

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

References

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

Notes and References

1. Glick. E.E.. Frezon. S.E.. Gordon, Jr.. M.. Witts Springs formation of Morrow age in the Snowball quadrangle, north-central Arkansas. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1964. 1194-D. D1–D16.