Earth:Eminence Formation

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Short description: Geologic formation in Missouri, United States
Eminence Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Cambrian
TypeFormation
UnderliesGunter Sandstone Member of the Gasconade Formation
OverliesPotosi Formation[1]
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
OtherChert
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 37°9′2″N 91°21′27″W / 37.15056°N 91.3575°W / 37.15056; -91.3575
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

  • Biloboconus
B. frizzelli[2]
  • Potosiplina
P. delorensis[2]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
  • Paleontology in Missouri

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. 2.0 2.1 Stinchcomb, Bruce; Angeli, Nicholas (2002). "New Cambrian and Lower Ordovician monoplacophorans form the Ozark Uplift, Missouri". Journal of Paleontology 76 (6): 965–974.