Gasconade Formation
| Gasconade Formation Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Basal Gunter Sandstone member |
| Underlies | Roubidoux Formation |
| Overlies | Eminence Formation Cambrian (unconformable)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolostone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Missouri |
| Country | United States |
The Gasconade Formation is a geologic formation in the Ozarks of Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.
See also
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
| Preceded by Proterozoic Eon | Phanerozoic Eon | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paleozoic Era | Mesozoic Era | Cenozoic Era | ||||||||||
| Cambrian | Ordovician | Silurian | Devonian | Carboniferous | Permian | Triassic | Jurassic | Cretaceous | Paleogene | Neogene | 4ry | |
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