Gasconade Formation

Geologic formation in Missouri, United States
38°12′N 91°06′W / 38.2°N 91.1°W / 38.2; -91.1RegionMissouriCountry United States

The Gasconade Formation is a geologic formation in the Ozarks of Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.

Paleofauna

Monoplacophora

  • Kirengella
K. expansus[2]
  • Titanoplina
T. meramecensis[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 112
  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.


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