The Gasconade Formation is a geologic formation in the Ozarks of Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.
| Gasconade Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
 Conodonts from the Gasconade Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Basal Gunter Sandstone member |
| Underlies | Roubidoux Formation |
| Overlies | Eminence Formation Cambrian (unconformable)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°12′N 91°06′W / 38.2°N 91.1°W |
| Region | Missouri |
| Country |  United States |
Paleofauna edit
Monoplacophora edit
- K. expansus[2]
- T. meramecensis[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 112
- ^ a b Stinchcomb, Bruce; Angeli, Nicholas (2002). "New Cambrian and Lower Ordovician monoplacophorans form the Ozark Uplift, Missouri". Journal of Paleontology. 76 (6): 965–974.
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