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The geology of Kansas encompasses the geologic history and the presently exposed rock and soil. Rock that crops out in the US state of Kansas was formed during the Phanerozoic eon , which consists of three geologic eras : the Paleozoic , Mesozoic and Cenozoic .
Monument Rocks (also Chalk Pyramids) are a series of large chalk formations in Gove County, Kansas, rich in fossils. The formations were the first landmark in Kansas chosen by the U.S. Department of the Interior as a National Natural Landmark. The chalk formations reach a height of up to 70 ft (21 m) and include formations such as buttes and ...
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Kansas, U.S. Sites. Group or Formation Period Notes Admire Formation:
The other preserves in Kansas, are the 17-square-mile (44 km 2) Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in northern Chase County near Strong City, [7] [8] the Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie Preserve east of Cassoday, "the Prairie Chicken Capital of the World", [9] and the Konza Prairie, which is managed as a tallgrass prairie biological research ...
Pages in category "Geology of Kansas" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Red Hills (Kansas) V. Vermillion meteorite; Y. Yocemento, Kansas
Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.
The Wellington Formation is an Early Permian geologic formation in Kansas and Oklahoma. [2] The formation's Hutchinson Salt Member is more recognized by the community than the formation itself, and the salt is still mined in central Kansas. [3]
Benjamin Franklin Mudge (August 11, 1817 – November 21, 1879) was an American lawyer, geologist and teacher.Briefly the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts, he later moved to Kansas where he was appointed the first State Geologist.