Foraker Formation

Foraker Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Roadcut exposure of Foraker Formation, South of Manhattan, KS, on Rosencutter Road.
TypeFormation
Unit ofCouncil Grove Group
Informal: Vanoss Group (OK)
Sub-unitsLong Creek limestone
Hughes Creek shale
Americus limestone
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherShale
Location
RegionMidcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forForaker, Oklahoma

The Foraker Formation (or Foraker Limestone) is a geologic formation in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating to the Carboniferous period.

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