Keokuk Limestone

Keokuk Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian
Type Formation
Underlies Warsaw Formation
Overlies Burlington Limestone[1]
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Location
Region Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
Country United States
Type section
Named for Keokuk in southeastern Iowa[1]

The Keokuk Limestone is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian sub-period.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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
  • 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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