# Strawn Formation

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{{short description|Geologic formation in Texas}}
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| name           = Strawn Formation
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| type           = [Formation](/source/Formation_(stratigraphy))
| age            =  [Middle Pennsylvanian](/source/Middle_Pennsylvanian)
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| namedfor       =The town of Strawn in [Palo Pinto County, Texas](/source/Palo_Pinto_County%2C_Texas)
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| region         = [Texas](/source/Texas), [New Mexico](/source/New_Mexico)
| country        = [United States](/source/United_States)
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| area           =*Bend Arch
*Fort Worth Syncline
*Llano Uplift
*[Permian Basin (North America)](/source/Permian_Basin_(North_America))
*Strawn Basin
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The '''Strawn Formation''' is a [geologic formation](/source/Formation_(geology)) in [Texas](/source/Texas) and [New Mexico](/source/New_Mexico). According to Cummins (1891), the formation was named from the town of Strawn in [Palo Pinto County](/source/Palo_Pinto_County%2C_Texas), 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](/source/fossils) dating back to the [Carboniferous](/source/Carboniferous) [period](/source/Period_(geology)).
==See also==
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* [List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas](/source/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Texas)
* [Paleontology in Texas](/source/Paleontology_in_Texas)

==References==
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* {{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

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