Stanton Formation

The Stanton Formation is a geologic formation of limestone in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. It is in the Upper Pennsylvanian series, forming the top of the Lansing Group.^[1]

Stanton Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Pennsylvanian
Type	Formation
Unit of	Lansing Group
Sub-units	Captain Creek Limestone, Eudora Shale, Rock Lake Shale, Stoner Limestone, Tyro Oolite
Underlies	Weston Shale Member of the Stranger Formation
Overlies	Vilas Shale
Lithology
Primary	Limestone, shale
Other	Mudstone
Location
Coordinates	38.3°N 95.3°W / 38.3; -95.3
Approximate paleocoordinates	3.6°S 28.5°W / -3.6; -28.5
Region	Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri & Kansas
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Stanton
Stanton Formation (the United States) Show map of the United States Stanton Formation (Kansas) Show map of Kansas

Fossils from the Stanton Formation

Location

The Stanton Formation overlies and underlies the Vilas Shale and the Weston Shale Member of the Stranger Formation respectively. The Stanton Limestone outcrop is found between the Platte River Valley of eastern Nebraska to the Oklahoma border, traversing through Iowa, Missouri and eastern Kansas.^[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Iowa
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nebraska
• Paleontology in Iowa
• Paleontology in Kansas
• Paleontology in Missouri
• Paleontology in Nebraska