Salem Limestone
Appearance
Salem Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Mississippian | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | St. Louis Limestone |
Overlies | Harrodsburg Limestone[1] Warsaw Formation[2] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Region | Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Salem, Washington County, Indiana[2] |
The Salem Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Illinois
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kentucky
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
References
- 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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