Eminence Formation

Eminence Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Cambrian
TypeFormation
UnderliesGunter Sandstone Member of the Gasconade Formation
OverliesPotosi Formation[1]
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
OtherChert
Location
Coordinates37°9′2″N 91°21′27″W / 37.15056°N 91.35750°W / 37.15056; -91.35750
RegionEminence, Shannon County, Missouri
CountryUnited States

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

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. ^ a b 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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