Chouteau Limestone

The Chouteau Limestone is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.[2]

Chouteau Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
TypeFormation
Location
RegionIllinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forChouteau Springs Cooper County, Missouri, Missouri[1]
Named byGeorge Clinton Swallow[1]

See also

References

  1. G. C. Swallow (1855), The first and second annual reports of the Geological Survey of Missouri, p. 102, Wikidata Q66309335
  2. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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