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Swope Formation
The Swope Formation is a geologic formation in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. The Swope Formation is a member of the Kansas City Group and comprises the majority of one complete cyclothem. See also How Bethany Falls Limestone Helped Build Kansas CityaFlatlandKC.org* Kansas City Group * Cyclothems * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri * Paleontology in Missouri Paleontology in Missouri refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Missouri. The geologic column of Missouri spans all of geologic history from the Precambrian to present with the exception ... References * Carboniferous Iowa Carboniferous Missouri Carboniferous geology of Nebraska Carboniferous Kansas Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits {{Carboniferous-stub ...
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Bethany Falls Limestone
Bethany ( grc-gre, Βηθανία,Murphy-O'Connor, 2008, p152/ref> Syriac language, Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ ''Bēṯ ʿAnyā'') or what is locally known as Al-Eizariya or al-Azariya ( ar, العيزرية, "Arabic nouns and adjectives#Nisba, [place] of Lazarus (name), Lazarus"), is a State of Palestine, Palestinian town in the West Bank. The name al-Eizariya refers to the New Testament figure Lazarus of Bethany, who according to the Gospel of John, was Raising of Lazarus, raised from the dead by Jesus. The traditional site of the miracle, the Tomb of Lazarus (al-Eizariya), Tomb of Lazarus, in the city is a place of pilgrimage. The town is located on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives, less than from Jerusalem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it is the second largest Palestinians, Palestinian city in the Jerusalem Governorate (not including East Jerusalem, which is under Israeli control), with a population of 17,606 inhabitants. Being mostly ...
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