Eminence Formation

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Eminence Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Cambrian
Type Formation
Underlies Gunter Sandstone Member of the Gasconade Formation
Overlies Potosi Formation [1]
Lithology
Primary Dolomite
Other Chert
Location
Coordinates 37°9′2″N91°21′27″W / 37.15056°N 91.35750°W / 37.15056; -91.35750
Region Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri
Country United States

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

Contents

Paleofauna

Monoplacophora

B. frizzelli [2]
P. delorensis [2]

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 95
  2. 1 2 Stinchcomb, Bruce; Angeli, Nicholas (2002). "New Cambrian and Lower Ordovician monoplacophorans form the Ozark Uplift, Missouri". Journal of Paleontology. 76 (6): 965–974. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2002)076<0965:NCALOM>2.0.CO;2.


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