The Arcturus Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada and Utah, United States. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. Platy limestone with silty interbeds characterize this formation. It lies above Riepetown Formation and below Kaibab Formation.Steele, Grant, 1960, Pennsylvanian-Permian stratigraphy of east-central Nevada and adjacent Utah, IN Boettcher, J.W., and Sloan, W.W., Jr., eds., Guidebook to the geology of east-central Nevada: Intermountain Association of Petroleum Geologists, Guidebook for the Annual Field Conference, no. 11, p. 91-113.

See also

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Utah Paleontology in Nevada Paleontology in Utah

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