List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri

This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Missouri, U.S.

Sites
Group or Formation Period Notes
Altamont FormationCarboniferous
Aux Vases SandstoneMississippian
Bainbridge LimestoneSilurian
Bainbridge Group/Moccasin Springs FormationSilurian
Bonneterre FormationCambrian
Bowling Green DolomiteSilurian
Bronson Group/Hertha FormationCarboniferous
Bryant Knob FormationSilurian, Ordovician
Burgner FormationCarboniferous
Burlington LimestoneCarboniferous
Calcarenite FaciesCambrian
Callaway LimestoneDevonian
Cape LimestoneOrdovician
Carterville FormationCarboniferous
Cedar Valley Group/Little Cedar FormationDevonian
Chanute FormationCarboniferous
Chemung FormationDevonian
Cherokee ShaleCarboniferous
Cherokee Group/Cabaniss FormationCarboniferous
Cherokee Group/Drywood FormationCarboniferous
Cherokee Group/Krebs FormationCarboniferous
Cherokee Group/Riverton FormationCarboniferous
Cherokee Group/Riverton FormationCarboniferous
Chouteau FormationCarboniferous
Chouteau GroupCarboniferous
Compton LimestoneMississippian
Cotter FormationOrdovician
Davis FormationCambrian
Decorah ShaleOrdovician
Dennis FormationCarboniferous
Derby-Doerun DolomiteCambrian
Dunleith FormationOrdovician
Dutchtown FormationOrdovician
Elsey FormationMississippian
Elvins GroupCambrian
Eminence FormationCambrian
Fern Glen FormationMississippian
Fort Scott LimestoneCarboniferous
Gasconade FormationOrdovician
Glen Park FormationCarboniferous
Gulf Group/Ripley FormationCretaceous
Hannibal ShaleCarboniferous
Hertha FormationCarboniferous
Jefferson City FormationOrdovician
Jordan CoalCarboniferous
Kansas City Group/Cherryville ShaleCarboniferous
Kansas City Group/Dennis FormationCarboniferous
Kansas City Group/Galesburg ShaleCarboniferous
Kansas City Group/Hertha FormationCarboniferous
Kansas City Group/Iola FormationCarboniferous
Kansas City Group/Wyandotte FormationCarboniferous
Keokuk LimestoneCarboniferous
Kimmswick LimestoneOrdovician
Leemon FormationOrdovician
Lost Branch FormationCarboniferous
Louisiana LimestoneDevonian
Maquoketa GroupOrdovician
Marmaton Group/Appanoose FormationCarboniferous
Marmaton Group/Fort Scott LimestoneCarboniferous
Marmaton Group/Pawnee FormationCarboniferous
Mineola LimestoneDevonian
Noix LimestoneOrdovician
Northview FormationMississippian
Nowata FormationCarboniferous
Owl Creek FormationCretaceous
Pierson LimestoneMississippian
Plattsburg FormationCarboniferous
Potosi FormationCambrian
Powell FormationOrdovician
Reeds Spring FormationMississippian
Rich Fountain FormationOrdovician
Roubidoux FormationOrdovician
Salem LimestoneCarboniferous
Smithville FormationOrdovician
Snyder Creek ShaleDevonian
Ste. Genevieve LimestoneMississippian
St. Joe FormationMississippian
St. Laurent FormationDevonian
Sulphur Springs GroupDevonian
Swope FormationCarboniferous
Theodosia FormationOrdovician
Verdigris FormationCarboniferous
Warsaw FormationCarboniferous

See also

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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