Beattie Formation
AgeLower Permian
PrilithologyLimestone, Shale
NamedforBeattie, Kansas[1]
Year ts1933[1]
NamedbyCondra, G.E., and Busby, C.E.[1]
Regionmid-continental
CountryUnited States
UnitofCouncil Grove Group
SubunitsMorrill Limestone
Florena Shale
Cottonwood Limestone
UnderliesStearns Shale
OverliesEskridge Shale
Extentoutcrops 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.

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References

  1. ^ "Geologic Unit: Beattie". Geolex – National Geologic Database. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  2. ^ Imbrie, John; Laporte, Léo F.; & Merriam, Daniel F. (1964), "Beattie Limestone Facies (Lower Permian) of the Northern Midcontinent", Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas.