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Geologic Unit: Morrow

Usage:

Morrow Group (AR,OK)
Morrow Supergroup (IA)
Morrow Sandstone (CO,TX)
[?] Morrow Formation (CO,KS,MO,NM,NE,OK)
(See also Morrowan Series.)


Subunits:

SUPERGROUP STATUS: Caseyville Formation (IA).


Geologic age:

Early Pennsylvanian (Morrowan)


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Named from Morrow, Washington Co., AR (Adams and Ulrich, 1904).
Reference section (Morrow Series): Ardmore basin, OK.


AAPG geologic province:

Arkoma basin


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.

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