Jefferson City Formation
| Jefferson City Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Ordovician | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Cotter Dolomite |
| Overlies | Roubidoux Formation[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolostone |
| Other | Chert, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri |
The Jefferson City Formation or Jefferson City Dolomite is a geologic formation in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas. The Jefferson City is in part not differentiated from the Cotter Formation of northern Arkansas.[2] 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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