Usage:
Checkerboard Limestone of Skiatook Group (OK*)
Checkerboard Limestone Member of Coffeyville Formation of Skiatook Group (OK)
[?] Checkerboard Limestone of Pleasanton Group (KS*)
[?] Checkerboard Limestone Member of Hepler Formation of Pleasanton Group (KS-local)
Uncertain if Checkerboard Ls. Mbr. of Hepler Fm. adopted by KS Strat. Names Com.
Geologic age:
Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type locality: exposures along Checkerboard Creek, in T. 15 N., R. 11 E., Washington Co., east-central OK. Good exposure may be seen at "Checkerboard Crossing" of the creek, near E-W/4 line of sec. 22, T. 15 N., R. 11 E. (Gould, 1925; see also Fath, 1917).
AAPG geologic province:
Chautauqua platform*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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