| Age | Lower Permian |
|---|---|
| Prilithology | Limestone, Shale |
| Namedfor | Beattie, Kansas[1] |
| Year ts | 1933[1] |
| Namedby | Condra, G.E., and Busby, C.E.[1] |
| Region | mid-continental |
| Country | United States |
| Unitof | Council Grove Group |
| Subunits | Morrill Limestone Florena Shale Cottonwood Limestone |
| Underlies | Stearns Shale |
| Overlies | Eskridge Shale |
| Extent | outcrops from southeast Nebraska to northeast-central Oklahoma[2] |
The Beattie Formation, or Beattie Limestone, is a geologic formation in east-central Kansas, northeast-central Oklahoma, and southeastern Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.[2][1] It preserves fossils dating to the Permian period.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nebraska
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma
- Paleontology in Kansas
- Paleontology in Nebraska
- Paleontology in Oklahoma
References
- ^ "Geologic Unit: Beattie". Geolex – National Geologic Database. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
- ^ Imbrie, John; Laporte, Léo F.; & Merriam, Daniel F. (1964), "Beattie Limestone Facies (Lower Permian) of the Northern Midcontinent", Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas.