Geological Papers. 73 



The term was first used by Adams while the manuscript of 

 volume III was in preparation. Previously Haworth and Kirk' 

 had suggested the name Laneville shales in their preliminary 

 report on the geological section along the Neosho river. 



Pawnee Limestone.'— The name Pawnee limestone was 

 given by Professor Swallow to the limestone first overlying the 

 Labette shales, largely developed along Pawnee creek, in Bour- 

 bon county. 



Bandera Shales." — The name Bandera shales is here ap- 

 plied to the shale-bed lying above the Pawnee limestone and 

 below the Altamont. It was at one time called the Lower 

 Pleasanton shales, but, as will be explained farther on, this 

 nomenclature was dropped. 



Altamont Limestone.'"— The name Altamont limestone is 

 here applied to the limestone at Altamont, the schoolhouse at 

 that place being built immediately on top of it. This name was 

 first used by Adams in volume I of this series of reports. It is 

 also described by Bennett" in volume I, being spoken of as the 

 "eight-foot system" lying within the Pleasanton shales, show- 

 ing that it is sufficiently persistent to be recognized at that 

 time as dividing the Pleasanton shales. 



Later Adams'" withdrew the name Altamont and substituted 

 the name Parsons for the same formation. In his later de- 

 scription he speaks of it as consisting of two members. Sub- 

 sequent work by this Survey has shown conclusively that he 

 was in error and that the upper limestone is one so prominent 

 at Coffeyville, which is designated as the Coffeyville limestone. 

 Why he should have changed the name from Altamont to Par- 

 sons with no apparent reason is entirely unknown. As Alta- 

 mont has already appeared in volume I of our geological re- 

 ports, of course we are under the necessity of retaining the 

 name, and this is particularly desirable on account of its em- 

 inent appropriateness. 



Walnut Shales. — The name Dudley shales was applied by 

 Adams" to a bed of shales described as follows: "The name 

 Dudley shales is here applied to the beds occupying the interval 



7. Kan. Univ. Quart., vol. II, p. 108, Lawrence, 1896. 



8. Swallow, Prof. G. C, Geol. of Kan., p. 24, § 203, Lawrence, 1866. 



9. Adams, Dr. Geo. I., U. S. G. S. Bull. 211, Washington, 1903. 



10. Adams, Dr. Geo. I., Kan. Univ. Geol. Surv., vol. I, p. 22, Lawrence. 



11. Bennett, Rev. John, Kan. Geol. Surv., vol. I, p. 94, Lawrence, 1896. 



12. Adams, Dr. Geo. I., U. S. G. S. Bull. 211, p. 33, Washington, 1903. 



13. Adams, Dr. Geo. I., U. S. G. S. Bull. 211, p. 34; also Bull. 238, p. 17, Wash- 

 ington, 1903. 



