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Gasconade Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsBasal Gunter Sandstone member
UnderliesRoubidoux Formation
OverliesEminence Formation Cambrian (unconformable)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryDolostone
OtherSandstone
Location
RegionMissouri
CountryUnited States

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

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
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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