Reeds Spring Formation
The Reeds Spring Formation is a geologic formation in southwestern Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Osagean Series of the Mississippian subperiod.
| Reeds Spring Formation Stratigraphic range: Mississippian Osagean Series | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Elsey Formation |
| Overlies | Pierson Formation[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale, chert[2] |
| Location | |
| Region | Southwestern Missouri[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Reeds Spring, Stone County, Missouri |
| Named by | Moore in 1928[1] |
References
- Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p 237-8
- Howe, W. B. and J. W. Koenig, The Stratigraphic Section in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey, 1961, p. 63
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