| Age | Lower Permian |
|---|---|
| Period | Lower Permian |
| Prilithology | Shale, dolomite |
| Otherlithology | Salt, anhydrite, mudstone |
| Namedfor | Sumner County, Kansas[1] |
| Namedby | F.W. Cragin[1] |
| Year ts | 1896 |
| Region | Kansas |
| Country | United States |
| Subunits | Stone Corral Formation, Ninnescah Shale, Wellington Formation |
| Underlies | Nippewalla Group |
| Overlies | Chase Group |
The Sumner Group is a sedimentary geologic group of Lower Permian age. It is defined in east-central Kansas and extends into Oklahoma and Nebraska as well as the Colorado subsurface where it is undivided.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Cragin, F.W., 1896, The Permian system in Kansas: Colorado College Studies, v. 6, p. 1-48.
- ^ "Geologic Unit: Sumner". National Geologic Database. Geolex — Significant Publications. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-11-28.