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Jefferson City Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Ordovician
TypeFormation
UnderliesCotter Dolomite
OverliesRoubidoux Formation[1]
Lithology
PrimaryDolostone
OtherChert, sandstone
Location
RegionMissouri
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forJefferson City, Cole County, Missouri

The Jefferson City Formation or Jefferson City Dolomite is a geologic formation in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas. The Jefferson City is in part not differentiated from the Cotter Formation of northern Arkansas.[2] It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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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 145
  2. ^ Ordovician of the Ozark Plateau
  • 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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