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In the Permian geologic period, North-Central Texas was a part of the western coastal zone of equatorial Pangea, a super-continental land mass. [1] Nearby uplifts and mountainous regions, such as the Muenster Arch and Red River Uplift, the Wichita, Arbuckle, and Ouachita mountains developed by the end of the Pennsylvanian, [2] providing elevated topography to the north and east during the Permian.
The Wichita Group is the oldest of the three groups, having been deposited in the Sakmarian age. [12] The Wichita Group contains some of the richest fossil deposits in the red beds, including the Geraldine Bonebed in Archer County. [12] The Pease River Group is the most recent deposition, occurring during the Guadalupian epoch. [12]
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From San Saba north to Childress, and from Wichita Falls in the east to Big Spring in the west, the surface consists of late Paleozoic (Pennsylvanian) to early Mesozoic marine sediments. These strata grow younger from east to west, until they are overlain unconformably by terrigenous Ogallala sediments of Miocene and Pliocene age.
The granites, collectively named the Wichita Granite Group, vary slightly in composition and texture. The granites form the peaks and highlands in the eastern Wichitas and the isolated peaks of the western Wichitas. Some are equigranular, but most are porphyritic. The Mount Scott Granite is the most extensively exposed Wichita Granite.
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Thompson was the first Wichita Falls native to play professional golf, turning pro in 1964. He played 27 years on the PGA Tour. Thompson finished second in the PGA’s Western Open in 1969 and won ...
Wichita County (/ ˈ w ɪ tʃ ɪ t ɔː / WITCH-ih-taw) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 129,350. [1] The county seat is Wichita Falls. [2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1882. [3] Wichita County is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, TX metropolitan statistical area.