Compton Limestone
| Compton Limestone Stratigraphic range: Mississippian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Northview Formation |
| Overlies | Cotter Formation, Chattanooga Shale |
| Thickness | 5 to 50 ft[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | Missouri (southwest): Springfield Plateau section of the Ozarks |
| Country | United States |
The Compton Limestone is a geologic formation in southwest Missouri.[1] It preserves brachiopod and echinoderm fossils of the Mississippian subperiod.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Springfield Plateau Groundwater Province, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- ↑ The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey, Vol. XL 2nd series, 1961, pp 56-57
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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