| Period | Asselian |
|---|---|
| Age | (Gearyan stage) |
| Prilithology | Shale |
| Namedfor | Florena, Kansas (Marshall County) |
| Region | mid-continental |
| Country | United States |
| Unitof | Beattie Limestone |
| Underlies | Morrill Limestone of the Beattie Limestone formation |
| Overlies | Cottonwood Limestone of the Beattie Limestone formation |
The Florena Shale is a stratigraphic unit in east-central Kansas, northeast-central Oklahoma, and southeastern Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.[1] It preserves fossils dating to the Early 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
- ^ Imbrie, John; Laporte, Léo F.; & Merriam, Daniel F. (1964), "Beattie Limestone Facies (Lower Permian) of the Northern Midcontinent", Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas.