Hunton Group
Stratigraphic range: Silurian to Devonian[1]
TypeGroup[2]
Sub-unitsChimneyhill Formation, Henryhouse Formation, Haragan Formation, Bois d'Arc Formation, Frisco Formation[3]
Location
RegionOklahoma
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forHunton, Coal County, Oklahoma
Named byJoseph A. Taff, 1902[4]

The Hunton Group is a stratigraphic group in Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

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References

  1. J. Philip Shannon, Jr. (January 1962). "Hunton Group (Silurian-Devonian) and related strata in Oklahoma". AAPG Bulletin. 46 (1): 1–29. ISSN 0149-1423. Wikidata Q64682245.
  2. Chester A. Reeds (1 October 1911). "The Hunton Formation of Oklahoma". American Journal of Science. s4-32 (190): 256–268. Bibcode:1911AmJS...32..256R. doi:10.2475/AJS.S4-32.190.256. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q64682451.
  3. Zuhair Al-Shaieb, etal: The Hunton Group. Sequence Stratigraphy, Facies, Dolomitization and Karstification. In: Oklahoma Geoloigal Survey Circular 105 (2001). (PDF) (retrieved 21 Dec. 2020)
  4. Taff, Joseph A. (1902). "Atoka Folio, Indian Territory" (PDF). U. S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas of the United States. 79: 3. Retrieved 6 August 2018.


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