Foraker Formation

The Foraker Formation (or Foraker Limestone) is a geologic formation in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating to the Carboniferous period.^[2][1]

Foraker Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Roadcut exposure of Foraker Formation, South of Manhattan, KS, on Rosencutter Road.
Type	Formation
Unit of	Council Grove Group Informal: Vanoss Group (OK)[1]
Sub-units	Long Creek limestone Hughes Creek shale Americus limestone[2][1]
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Shale
Location
Region	Midcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)[1]
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Foraker, Oklahoma[1]

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Kansas portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nebraska
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma
• Paleontology in Kansas
• Paleontology in Nebraska
• Paleontology in Oklahoma