Wreford Limestone | |
Type: | Formation |
Age: | Permian |
Prilithology: | Flinty limestone and shale |
Namedfor: | Wreford, Kansas |
Region: | Kansas |
Unitof: | Chase Group |
Subunits: | Schroyer Limestone Havensville Shale Threemile Limestone |
Underlies: | Matfield Shale |
Overlies: | Speiser Shale |
Location: | Flint Hills, Kansas |
The Wreford Limestone is a geologic formation in Kansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.[1]
The Schroyer Limestone and Threemile Limestone members of the Wreford Limestone formation are the lowest of the flint-bearing rock layers of the Flint Hills.