University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications Natural Resources, School of 1989 Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian Cyclic Sedimentation, Paleogeography, Paleoecology, and Biostratigraphy in Kansas and Nebraska Roger K. Pabian University of Nebraska - Lincoln, [email protected] Robert Diffendal, Jr. University of Nebraska - Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/diffendal Part of the Geology Commons, Geomorphology Commons, Hydrology Commons, Paleobiology Commons, Paleontology Commons, Sedimentology Commons, and the Stratigraphy Commons Pabian, Roger K. and Diffendal, Jr., Robert, "Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian Cyclic Sedimentation, Paleogeography, Paleoecology, and Biostratigraphy in Kansas and Nebraska" (1989). Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications. 70. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/diffendal/70 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Natural Resources, School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. z d 0 0: Z r Wz « mo LITHOLOGY SEA LEVEL CURVE ~ ~ N 0: W - 0 ~ ~ Terrestrial < )Marine I.J... :r: ..- - II) .-- Q) - - 0 a.. 0 I 0 Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian .... <.!) 0: ~ .• :o 0 Cyclic Sedimentation, Paleogeography, :J Sr a -- Paleoecology, and Biostratigraphy "0 ~ -- in Kansas and Nebraska 0 - ~ ... (5 3: -- ···(5@U Compiled by: I----r--+-~-,......,.....1.-. T-G <y> (0 C>C> Roger K. Pabian a. ~ and R. F. Diffendal, Jr. :J 0 c: ~ -0 -""'-"'.......-.. ~ - T. M ( t!) E w- Q) C\I Q) 1---,.-1--,---. G <y> (0 II) - b C :J 0 .0 0 -- G··.rJ{j@@ ~ > >. - CI> II) > Q) ... o ~ :x: Q) (/) .- .-0 ~ 01 0 ~ 0. E > W I E ....Q) If) >- (/) 0' ({) ~-'-r---'-~ c c: I--+---l..-...-' 0 "0 Guidebook o c CI> for a pre-meeting field trip 0 a: > in conjunction with the >- II) 1989 annual meeting c c of the Geological Society of America, Q) a.. St. Louis, Missouri, November 6-9, 1989 Nebraska Geological Survey c ~ ::J G Conservation and Survey Division .0 ::J Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources « University of Nebraska-Lincoln Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian Cyclic Sedimentation, Paleogeography, Paleoecology, and Biostratigraphy in Kansas and Nebraska Roger K. Pabian and R. F. Diffendal, Jr. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Christopher G. Maples, W. Lynn Watney Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas John Harris Shell Western Exploration and Production, Inc., Houston, Texas David Ball . Champlin Petroleum Co., Houston, Texas Philip H. Heckel University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa R. R. West, V. Voegeli, S. Roth, K. Leonard, H. R. Feldman, C. Cunningham Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas Royal H. Mapes Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Hans-Peter Schultze University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas R. M. Joeckel Florida Museum of Natural History Gainesville, Florida Peter Holterhoff University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Theodore Huscher University of Nebraska-Lincoln UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGENTS Robert Allen NancyHoch Hastings Nebraska City Don Blank John W. Payne McCook Kearney Donald C. Fricke Margaret Robinson ) Grand Island Norfolk Kermit Hansen Rosemary Skrupa Omaha Omaha UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Martin A. Massengale, Interim President UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN Martin A. Massengale, Chancellor INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES Irvin T. Omtvedt, Vice Chancellor CONSERVATION AND SURVEY DIVISION Perry B. Wigley, Director The Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska is the agency designated by statute to investigate and interpret the geologically related natural resources of the state, to make available to the public the results of these investigations, and to assist in the development and conservation of these resources. The division is authorized to enter into agreements with federal agencies to engage in cooperative surveys and investigations in the state. Publications of the division and the cooperating agencies are available from the Conservation and Survey Division, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0517. The Conservation and Survey Division provides infonnation and educational programs to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap. Publication and price lists are furnished upon request October 1989 Contents Introduction ......................................................................................... , ................. '" ... ..... ............. 1 Description of Field Stops ............................................................................................................... 11 References ..................................................................................................................................... 61 Roadlog ........................................................................................................................................ 71 iii List of Dlustrations 1. Generalized Pennsylvanian and Permian stratigraphic sequence along outcrop belt from Kansas to Ne- braska .................................................................................................................................. 2 2. Map of Midcontinent Pennsylvanian outcrop belt.......................................................... ...... .......... 3 3. Basic Kansas cyclothem ........................................................................................................... 4 4. Inferred living distribution of six major conodont genera in Midcontinent Pennsylvanian sea relative to major water masses developed at maximum transgression ............................................................... 5 5. Onshore-offshore model for Pennsylvanian community succession related to water depth and overlying water masses ......................................................................................................................... 6 6. Cross section of Missourian rocks across north end of Forest City Basin, from Omaha, Nebraska, eastward to Des Moines, Iowa, and southward to Bedford, Iowa, and Kansas City area ... .................. ..... 9 7. Sea-level curve for part of Middle-Upper Pennsylvanian sequence along northern Midcontinent outcrop belt and near-subsurface ........................................................................................................... 10 8. Locations of field-trip stops in eastern Kansas .............................................................................. 12 9. Geologic section exposed at stop 1 .................................................... , ....................................... 13 10. Geologic section exposed at stop 2 ............................................................................................ 15 11. Geologic section exposed at stop 3 ............................................ , ................................................ 17 12. Geologic section exposed at stop 4A .......................................................................................... 20 13. Geologic section exposed at stop 4 B .......................................................................................... 22 14. Geologic section exposed at stop 4C .......................................................................................... 24 15. Cross sections of rocks seen at stops 4A, 4B, and 4C .................................................................... 25 16. Geologic section exposed at stop 5 ............................................................................................ 27 17. Geologic sections at stops 6A and 6B and cross section and map of major Stanton channel in Altoona roadcuts ................................................................................................................................ 29 18. Geologic section exposed at stop 6C .......................................................................................... 31 19. Generalized geographic map showing the location of the major quarry areas where units of the Hamilton deposit have been observed ....................................................................................................... 32 20. Generalized stratigraphic diagram of the Hamilton deposits (including the Hamilton lagerstatte) .............. 33 21. Generalized stratigraphic section of the Doniphan Shale Member of the Lecompton Limestone at stop 8 .. 36 22. Microfossil diversity of Doniphan Shale Member of the Lecompton Limestone at stop 8 ..................... 37 23. Macrofossil diversity of Doniphan Shale Member of the Lecompton Limestone at stop 8 .................... 38 iv · 24. Maple Hill, Kansas, stop 9: A) location of stop relative to structural features; B) location of stop relative to inferred depositional environments; C) stratigraphic sequence ...................................................... 40 25. A) Vertical profile of exposure at Maple Hill stop showing locations of stratigraphic sections; B) Stratigraphic cross section at Maple Hill stop (west to east) showing facies mosaic ............................ 41 26. Locations of field trip stops in southeastern Nebraska .................................................................... 43 27. Legend of symbols and letters used for Nebraska field trip stops ...................................................... 44 28. Geologic section exposed at stop