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Fort Scott Limestone

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Type
  
Formation

Country
  
United States

Unit of
  
Marmaton Group

Sub-units
  
Blackjack Creek Formation, Little Osage Formation, Higginsville Formation

Named for
  
Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

Regions
  
Kansas, Illinois, Missouri

The Fort Scott Limestone or Fort Scott Subgroup is a geologic formation in Illinois, Kansas and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

References

Fort Scott Limestone Wikipedia