Potosi Formation

Potosi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Type Formation
Underlies Eminence Dolomite
Overlies Derby-Doerun Dolomite[1]
Location
Region St. Francois County, Missouri
Country United States

The Potosi Formation is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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 229
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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