Witts Springs Formation

The Witts Springs Formation is a sandstone geologic formation in Arkansas with thin layers of limestone, shale, and siltstone. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Witts Springs Formation Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous: Pennsylvanian
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	sandstone
Other	limestone, siltstone, and shale
Location
Region	Arkansas
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Witts Springs, Arkansas, Arkansas
Named by	Ernest E. Glick, Sherwood Earl Frezon, and Mackenzie Gordon Jr.[1]

Paleontology

Bivalves

• Aviculopecten

A. arkansanus[1]

• Conocardium[1]
• Myalina[1]
• Pleurophorus[1]
• Posidonia[1]
• Sphenotus[1]

Brachiopods

• Antiquatonia

A. morrowensis[1]

• Composita

C. ozarkana[1]

• Juresania[1]
• Linoproductus[1]
• Schizophoria

S. altirostris[1]

• Spirifer[1]

Cephalopods

• Gastrioceras

G. adaense[1]

• Glaphyrites

G. globosus[1]

G. morrowensis[1]

G. oblatus[1]

• Mooreoceras[1]
• Pygmaeoceras[1]
• Stenopronorites

S. arkansiensis[1]

Coral

• Michelinia[1]

Gastropods

• Bellerophon[1]
• Donaldina[1]
• Euphemites[1]
• Glabrocingulum[1]
• Knightites (Retispira or Cymatospire)[1]

Scaphopods

• Laevidentalium[1]

Trilobites

• Paladin[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas
• Paleontology in Arkansas

References

1. Glick, E.E.; Frezon, S.E.; Gordon, Jr., M. (1964). "Witts Springs formation of Morrow age in the Snowball quadrangle, north-central Arkansas". U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1194-D: D1–D16.

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.