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The Boggy Formation is a
geologic formation A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...
in
Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the ...
and Oklahoma. It preserves
fossils A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
dating back to the Carboniferous period.


Paleontology

*'' Amithorthoceras'' :''A. unicamera'' *'' Arkbuckleoceras'' :''A. tricamerae'' *'' Bitaunioceras'' :''B. buckhornense'' *'' Cyrtorthoracoceras?'' *''
Dolorthoceras ''Dolorthoceras'' is a nautiloid cephalopod from the upper Paleozoic found in Lower Devonian to Lower Permian strata in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The shell is a smooth, gently expanding orthocone with straight transverse to o ...
'' :''D. boggyense'' *'' Pseudorthoceras'' :''P. knoxense'' *'' Sueroceras'' :''S. oklahomense'' *'' Sulphurnites'' :''S. taffi'' *'' Unklesbayoceras'' :''U. striatulum''


See also

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Arkansas, U.S. Sites See also * Paleontology in Arkansas References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas Arkansas Stratigraph ...
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Oklahoma, U.S. Sites See also * Paleontology in Oklahoma References * List of Formations in the National Geologic Map Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Fossilife ...
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Paleontology in Arkansas Paleontology in Arkansas refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Arkansas. The fossil record of Arkansas spans from the Ordovician to the Eocene. Nearly all of the state's fossils have com ...
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Paleontology in Oklahoma Paleontology in Oklahoma refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma has a rich fossil record spanning all three eras of the Phanerozoic Eon. Oklahoma is the best source of P ...


References

* Carboniferous Arkansas Carboniferous geology of Oklahoma Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits {{Carboniferous-stub