Lanterna Rally

Author: Raymond Cecil Moore

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781230068404

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...as distinct stratigraphic units in Kansas. The fauna of the Wabaunsee formation is distinguished by the introduction of fossils which are closely related to the succeeding Permian period. Indeed, the transition from the upper beds here included in the Wabaunsee into the lower part of the Permian is so gradual that there is lack of agreement as to the precise line of division. Edmondia aspenwallensis, Hustedia mormoni, Derbya crassa, Chonetes granulifer, Fusvlina and a number of other fossils are extremely common in parts of the formation. Some of the limestones and shales contain a very interesting and abundant molluscan fauna. Certain beds are almost wholly made up of Fusulina. One of them, the Americus limestone, weathers readily and the loose shells of this little form may be scooped up in almost any quantity. 80. Prosser, Chas. S.; The Classification of the Upper Paleozoic Rocks of Central Kansas: Jour. Geology, vol. 3, pp. 682-705 and 764-800, 1895. Named from Wabaunsee county, Kansas. 81. Beede, J. W., and Eogers, A. P.; Coal Measures Faunal Studies: Kan Univ Geol. Survey, vol. 9, pp. 349, 432, 1908. Burlingame limestone member.'2 At the base of the Wabaunsee is the persistent Burlingame limestone, 7 to 12 feet in thickness, composed of two main limestone layers, yellow or brown in color, separated by shale. It is a massive ledge which forms a prominent escarpment readily traced across the state. Willard shale member.' The Willard shale is a rather thin member immediately above the Burlingame limestone, composed of blue and yellow shale, with a small amount of friable limestone. Its thickness in Lyon county, where it is typically developed, is about 45 or 55 feet. Emporia limestone member.84 Above the shale thus defined is about 9...