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Stratigraphic Definition of the Pennsylvanian System in the Northern Midcontinent Region
The Mississippian-Pennsylvanian boundary
The Pennsylvanian-"Permian" boundary
Subdivision of the Pennsylvanian System in Kansas
Objectives of classification
Criteria for designation of major stratigraphic units
Series
Groups
Criteria for designation of minor units
Formations
Members
Some problems of stratigraphic nomenclature
Summary of the Revised Stratigraphic Classification of the Pennsylvanian Rocks of Kansas
Stratigraphic Divisions of the Pennsylvanian Rocks of Kansas
Fort Scott limestone
Labette shale
Pawnee limestone
Bandera shale
Altamont limestone
Nowata shale
Lenapah limestone
Memorial shale
Hertha limestone
Ladore shale
Swope limestone
Middle Creek limestone member
Hushpuckney shale member
Bethany Falls limestone member
Galesburg shale
Dennis limestone
Canville limestone member
Stark shale member
Winterset limestone member
Fontana shale
Block limestone
Wea shale
Westerville limestone
Quivira shale
Drum limestone
Cement City limestone member
Corbin City limestone member
Chanute shale
Cottage Grove sandstone member
Iola limestone
Paola limestone member
Muncie Creek shale member
Raytown limestone member
Lane shale
Wyandotte limestone
Frisbie limestone member
Quindaro shale member
Argentine limestone member
Island Creek shale member
Farley limestone member
Bonner Springs shale
Plattsburg limestone
Merriam limestone member
Hickory Creek shale member
Spring Hill limestone member
Vilas shale
Stanton limestone
Captain Creek limestone member
Eudora shale member
Olathe limestone member
Victory Junction shale member
Little Kaw limestone member
Weston shale
Iatan limestone
Stranger formation
Tonganoxie sandstone member
Vinland shale member
Haskell limestone member
Robbins shale member
Lawrence shale
Ireland sandstone member
Amazonia limestone member
Oread limestone
Toronto limestone member
Snyderville shale member
Leavenworth limestone member
Heebner shale member
Plattsmouth limestone member
Heumader shale member
Kereford limestone member
Kanwaka shale
Jackson Park shale member
Clay Creek limestone member
Stull shale member
Lecompton limestone
Spring Branch limestone member
Doniphan shale member
Big Springs limestone member
Queen Hill shale member
Beil limestone member
King Hill shale member
Avoca limestone member
Tecumseh shale
Kenosha shale member
Ost limestone member
Rakes Creek shale member
Deer Creek limestone
Ozawkie limestone member
Oskaloosa shale member
Rock Bluff limestone member
Larsh-Mission Creek shale member
Ervine Creek limestone member
Calhoun shale
Jones Point shale member
Sheldon limestone member
Iowa Point shale member
Topeka, limestone
Hartford limestone member
Turner Creek shale member
Du Bois limestone member
Holt shale member
Coal Creek limestone member
Severy shale
Howard limestone
Bachelor Creek limestone member
Aarde shale member
Church limestone member
Winzeler shale member
Utopia limestone member
White Cloud shale
Happy Hollow limestone
Cedar Vale shale
Rulo limestone
Silver Lake shale
Burlingame limestone
Soldier Creek shale
Wakarusa limestone
Auburn shale
Reading limestone
Harveyville shale
Elmont limestone
Willard shale
Tarkio limestone
Pierson Point shale
Maple Hill limestone
Table Creek shale
Dover limestone
Dry shale
Grandhaven limestone
Friedrich shale
Jim Creek limestone
French Creek shale
Caneyville limestone
Pony Creek shale
Brownville limestone
Classification of the Pennsylvanian Rocks in Relation to the Carboniferous System
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