Bryant Knob Formation

Bryant Knob Formation
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
Type Formation
Unit of Edgewood Group
Underlies Bowling Green Dolomite
Overlies Noix Limestone
Lithology
Primary bioclastic limestone
Other shale, dolomitic limestone
Location
Region Pike County, NE Missouri
Country United States
Type section
Named for Bryant Knob
Named by Thompson and Satterfield, 1975 [1]

The Bryant Knob Formation is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian 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 43
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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