Strawn Formation

Strawn Formation
Stratigraphic range: Middle Pennsylvanian
Type	Formation
Area	Bend Arch Fort Worth Syncline Llano Uplift Permian Basin (North America) Strawn Basin
Location
Region	Texas, New Mexico
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	The town of Strawn in Palo Pinto County, Texas

The Strawn Formation is a geologic formation in Texas and New Mexico. According to Cummins (1891), the formation was named from the town of Strawn in Palo Pinto County, Texas.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
• Paleontology in Texas

References

1. "Geolex — Strawn". ngmdb.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-10.

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.