Potosi Dolomite

Short description: Geologic formation

Potosi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian

Fossil from the Potosi Dolomite

Type| Formation
Underlies| Eminence Dolomite and Oneota Dolomite
Overlies| Davis Formation,[1] Derby-Doerun Dolomite,[2] and Franconia Formation
Location
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 38°05′30″N 90°41′07″W﻿ / ﻿38.091733°N 90.685176°W﻿ / 38.091733; -90.685176
Region| Illinois, Indiana , Missouri
Country| United States

The Potosi Formation is a geologic formation in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana . It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

## Contents

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

## Paleofauna

### Monoplacophora

* Gayneoconus

G. echolsi[3]

## See also

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

## References

1. ↑ General Stratigraphic Column for Paleozoic Rocks in Indiana
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 229
3. ↑ Stinchcomb, Bruce; Angeli, Nicholas (2002). "New Cambrian and Lower Ordovician monoplacophorans form the Ozark Uplift, Missouri". Journal of Paleontology 76 (6): 965–974. doi:10.1017/S0022336000057802.

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

0.00

(0 votes)

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Earth:Potosi_Dolomite&oldid=3900897"