Usage:
Wymore Member of Matfield Shale of Chase Group (KS*,NE*)
Wymore Shale of Oscar Group (OK)
Geologic age:
early Permian (Wolfcampian)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type locality: ravines on west side of creek, 2.5 mi east of south side of Wymore, southern Gage Co., southeastern NE, in E/2 sec. 27, T. 2 N., R. 4 E., about 0.25 mi north of where highway crosses Burlington and Union Pacific RRs. Named from town of Wymore (Condra and Upp, 1931).
AAPG geologic province:
Nemaha anticline*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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