A Review of the Stratigraphy of the Ogallala Formation and Revision of Neogene ("Tertiary") Nomenclature in Kansas

Authors

  • Greg A. Ludvigson Member, Stratigraphic Nomenclature Committee, Kansas Geological Survey
  • Robert S. Sawin Member, Stratigraphic Nomenclature Committee, Kansas Geological Survey
  • Evan K. Franseen Member, Stratigraphic Nomenclature Committee, Kansas Geological Survey
  • W. Lynn Watney Member, Stratigraphic Nomenclature Committee, Kansas Geological Survey
  • Ronald R. West Member, Stratigraphic Nomenclature Committee, Kansas Geological Survey; Emeritus Professor, Kansas State University
  • Jon J. Smith Kansas Geological Survey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/kgsbulletin.no.256.20373

Abstract

The member names for the Ogallala Formation (including the Valentine, Ash Hollow, and Kimball) in Kansas of Zeller (1968) are abandoned. The Ogallala Formation in Kansas includes strata of Miocene and earliest Pliocene age, revising earlier correlation to the Pliocene only (Zeller, 1968). The Kansas Geological Survey is abandoning use of the term "Tertiary," to be replaced by the term "Neogene." International stage boundaries for the Neogene have not been established in Kansas.

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Published

2009-01-01

Issue

Bulletin 256: Current Research in Earth Sciences, 2009

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Ludvigson, G. A., Sawin, R. S., Franseen, E. K., Watney, W. L., West, R. R., & Smith, J. J. (2009). A Review of the Stratigraphy of the Ogallala Formation and Revision of Neogene ("Tertiary") Nomenclature in Kansas. Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey), 256, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.17161/kgsbulletin.no.256.20373