Eminence Formation

Short description: Geologic formation in Missouri, United States

Eminence Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Cambrian

Type| Formation
Underlies| Gunter Sandstone Member of the Gasconade Formation
Overlies| Potosi Formation[1]
Lithology
Primary| Dolomite
Other| Chert
Location
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 37°9′2″N 91°21′27″W﻿ / ﻿37.15056°N 91.3575°W﻿ / 37.15056; -91.3575
Region| Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri
Country| United States

The Eminence Formation or Eminence Dolomite is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

## Contents

* 1 Paleofauna
* 1.1 Monoplacophora
* 2 See also
* 3 References

## Paleofauna

### Monoplacophora

* Biloboconus

B. frizzelli[2]

* Potosiplina

P. delorensis[2]

## See also

* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
* Paleontology in Missouri

## 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 95
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stinchcomb, Bruce; Angeli, Nicholas (2002). "New Cambrian and Lower Ordovician monoplacophorans form the Ozark Uplift, Missouri". Journal of Paleontology 76 (6): 965–974.

* ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.

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