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Kimmswick Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
TypeFormation
UnderliesCape Limestone, Maquoketa Group[1] or the Fernvale Limestone in Arkansas[2]
OverliesDecorah Shale[1] or Plattin Limestone[2]
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherSandstone, dolostone[2]
Location
RegionArkansas, Illinois, Missouri
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forKimmswick, Jefferson County, Missouri
Named byUlrich, 1904 [1]

The Kimmswick Limestone is an Ordovician geologic formation in Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri. Fossils occurring in the Kimmswick include corals, bryozoans, brachiopods, trilobites, crinoids and mollusks.[2]

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References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b c d Arkansas Geologic Survey
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 22 June 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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