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Bloyd Formation

The Bloyd Formation, or Bloyd Shale, is a geologic formation in Arkansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Stratigraphy
The Bloyd Formation conformably overlies the Hale Formation and unconformably underlies the Atoka Formation. Five formal and one informal members are recognized in the Bloyd Formation (in stratigraphic order): • Kessler Limestone Member • Dye Shale Member • Parthenon Sandstone Member (also known as the "middle Bloyd sandstone") • Woolsey Member • Baldwin coal (an informal unit at the top of the Woolsey Member) • Brentwood Limestone Member In the eastern parts of the Ozarks in Arkansas, the Bloyd Formation becomes undifferentiated with the underlying Hale Formation and is called the Witts Springs Formation. ==Paleontology==
Paleontology
===Brachiopods=== • Anthracospirifer :A. newberryiAntiquatonia :A. coloradoensisCoscinotrypa :C. fayettevillensis : A. quinniGaitherites : G. morrowensis : A. lautus : A. progressusCuneiphycus :C. aliquantulus :G. minuta :A. nodosusHollinella :H. bassleriSteioderma :S. hadra ===Incertae sedis=== • Asphaltina :A. cordillerensisClacisphaera :C. laevisNostocitesOsagiaProninella :P. strigosa ==See also==
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