Strawn Formation

{{short description|Geologic formation in Texas}} {{Infobox rockunit | name = Strawn Formation | image = | caption = | type = Formation | age = Middle Pennsylvanian | prilithology = | otherlithology = | namedfor =The town of Strawn in Palo Pinto County, Texas | namedby = | region = Texas, New Mexico | country = United States | coordinates = | unitof = | subunits = | underlies = | overlies = | thickness = | extent = | area =*Bend Arch *Fort Worth Syncline *Llano Uplift *Permian Basin (North America) *Strawn Basin | map = | map_caption = }}

The '''Strawn Formation''' is a geologic formation in Texas and New Mexico. According to Cummins (1891), the formation was named from the town of Strawn in Palo Pinto County, Texas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geolex — Strawn |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/Units/Strawn_10616.html |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=ngmdb.usgs.gov}}</ref> It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. ==See also== {{Portal|Earth sciences|Texas|Paleontology|New Mexico|Geology }} * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas * Paleontology in Texas

==References== {{reflist}} * {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021|df= }}

Category:Carboniferous Texas