Kimmswick Limestone
| Kimmswick Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
 Fossil from the Kimmswick Limestone (Missouri) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Cape Limestone, Maquoketa Group[1] or the Fernvale Limestone in Arkansas[2] |
| Overlies | Decorah Shale[1] or Plattin Limestone[2] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Sandstone, dolomite[2] |
| Location | |
| Region | Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kimmswick, Jefferson County, Missouri[3] |
| Named by | Edward Oscar Ulrich, 1904[1] |
The Kimmswick Limestone is an Ordovician geologic formation in Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri. Fossils occurring in the Kimmswick include corals, bryozoans, brachiopods, conodonts,[4] trilobites, crinoids and mollusks.[2]
Paleofauna
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- E. slocomi[5]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Illinois
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
References
- ^ a b c 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 153
- ^ a b c d "Arkansas Geologic Survey". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ Ulrich, E. (1904). "The quarrying industry of Missouri". Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, 2nd ser. 2: 111.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Craig, William (1968). The stratigraphy and conodont paleontology of Ordovician and Silurian strata, Batesville district, Independence and Izard counties, Arkansas (PhD). The University of Texas.
- ^ Sinclair, G. Winston (1949). "The Ordovician trilobite Eobronteus". Journal of Paleontology. 23 (1): 48–50, pls. 12, 13.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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