The Willard Formation, also referred to as Willard Shale, is a
Late-Carboniferous geologic formation in
Kansas, extending into Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
The full face of the formation is exposed for easy access on the north bank of Deep Creek at the public park,
Pillsbury Crossing
Pillsbury Crossing is a natural limestone slab that was used by pioneers to cross Deep Creek. The ledge terminates in a waterfall in Riley County, Kansas, USA. The waterfall is about wide and has a drop of around . Below Pillsbury Crossing, Deep ...
, in southeast
Riley County, Kansas,
about west of the type location at
Willard, Kansas.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas
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Paleontology in Kansas
References
Carboniferous Kansas
Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
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