Chouteau Group

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Chouteau Group
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian
Type Group
Sub-units Northview Formation
Sedalia Formation
Compton Limestone [1] [2]
Underlies Pierson Limestone or Burlington Limestone
Overlies Chattanooga Shale (Devonian)
Location
Region Missouri
Country United States

The Chouteau Group is a geologic group in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod.

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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 64
  2. Howe, W. B. and John W. Koenig, eds, 1961, The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri, Vol. XL, Second Series, Missouri Geological Survey, p. 54-58