| Age | Lower Permian |
|---|---|
| Prilithology | Limestone |
| Namedfor | Neva, Kansas |
| Region | mid-continental |
| Country | United States |
| Unitof | Grenola Limestone |
| Subunits | Soft Neva, Hard Neva[1] |
| Underlies | Eskridge Shale |
| Overlies | Salem Point Shale member of the Grenola Limestone formation |
The Neva Limestone is a stratigraphic unit and historic building stone[1] in east-central Kansas, northeast-central Oklahoma, and southeastern Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. 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
- ^ Susan Ward Aber and David A. Grisafe (1982). Petrographic Characteristics of Kansas Building Limestones, Kansas Geological Survey, Bulletin 224. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas.