List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri

This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Missouri, U.S.

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Altamont Formation Carboniferous
Aux Vases Sandstone Mississippian
Bainbridge Limestone Silurian
Bainbridge Group/Moccasin Springs Formation Silurian
Bonneterre Formation Cambrian
Bowling Green Dolomite Silurian
Bronson Group/Hertha Formation Carboniferous
Bryant Knob Formation Silurian, Ordovician
Burgner Formation Carboniferous
Burlington Limestone Carboniferous
Calcarenite Facies Cambrian
Callaway Limestone Devonian
Cape Limestone Ordovician
Carterville Formation Carboniferous
Cedar Valley Group/Little Cedar Formation Devonian
Chanute Formation Carboniferous
Chemung Formation Devonian
Cherokee Shale Carboniferous
Cherokee Group/Cabaniss Formation Carboniferous
Cherokee Group/Drywood Formation Carboniferous
Cherokee Group/Krebs Formation Carboniferous
Cherokee Group/Riverton Formation Carboniferous
Cherokee Group/Riverton Formation Carboniferous
Chouteau Formation Carboniferous
Chouteau Group Carboniferous
Compton Limestone Mississippian
Cotter Formation Ordovician
Davis Formation Cambrian
Decorah Shale Ordovician
Dennis Formation Carboniferous
Derby-Doerun Dolomite Cambrian
Dunleith Formation Ordovician
Dutchtown Formation Ordovician
Elsey Formation Mississippian
Elvins Group Cambrian
Eminence Formation Cambrian
Fern Glen Formation Mississippian
Fort Scott Limestone Carboniferous
Gasconade Formation Ordovician
Glen Park Formation Carboniferous
Gulf Group/Ripley Formation Cretaceous
Hannibal Shale Carboniferous
Hertha Formation Carboniferous
Jefferson City Formation Ordovician
Jordan Coal Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Cherryville Shale Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Dennis Formation Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Galesburg Shale Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Hertha Formation Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Iola Formation Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Wyandotte Formation Carboniferous
Keokuk Limestone Carboniferous
Kimmswick Limestone Ordovician
Leemon Formation Ordovician
Lost Branch Formation Carboniferous
Louisiana Limestone Devonian
Maquoketa Group Ordovician
Marmaton Group/Appanoose Formation Carboniferous
Marmaton Group/Fort Scott Limestone Carboniferous
Marmaton Group/Pawnee Formation Carboniferous
Mineola Limestone Devonian
Noix Limestone Ordovician
Northview Formation Mississippian
Nowata Formation Carboniferous
Owl Creek Formation Cretaceous
Pierson Limestone Mississippian
Plattsburg Formation Carboniferous
Potosi Formation Cambrian
Powell Formation Ordovician
Reeds Spring Formation Mississippian
Rich Fountain Formation Ordovician
Roubidoux Formation Ordovician
Salem Limestone Carboniferous
Smithville Formation Ordovician
Snyder Creek Shale Devonian
Ste. Genevieve Limestone Mississippian
St. Joe Formation Mississippian
St. Laurent Formation Devonian
Sulphur Springs Group Devonian
Swope Formation Carboniferous
Theodosia Formation Ordovician
Verdigris Formation Carboniferous
Warsaw Formation Carboniferous

See also

References

Wikisource has original works on the topic: Paleontology in the United States#Missouri
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.