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Contents
Purpose and scope of investigation
Previous work
Location and description of area
Geography
General geology
Procedure
Acknowledgments
Upper part of Greenhorn Limestone
Lower part of Niobrara Chalk
Carlile Shale
History of nomenclature
Suggested reclassification
Distribution of Carlisle Shale outside of Kansas
Fairport Chalk Member
Name and definition
Contacts
Lithology
Marker beds
Thickness and distribution
Fossils and correlation
Blue Hill Shale Member
Name and definition
Contacts
Lithology
Marker beds
Thickness and distribution
Fossils and correlation
Codell Sandstone Member
Name and definition
Contacts
Lithology
Thickness and distribution
Fossils and correlation
General statement
Depth
Temperature
Chemistry
Bottom conditions
Rate of sedimentation
Fairport Chalk Member
Origin of sediments
Invertebrate paleoecology
Blue Hill Shale and Codell Sandstone Members
Origin of sediments
Invertebrate paleoecology
Paleogeography and general sedimentary history
Descriptions of key sections
List of localities
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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