Pierson Limestone
| Pierson Limestone Stratigraphic range: Mississippian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Chouteau Group basal unit of the Osagean Series |
| Underlies | Reeds Spring Formation and Elsey Formation |
| Overlies | Northview Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Chert, dolomite |
| Location | |
| Region | Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Pearson Creek, Greene County, Missouri |
| Named by | Weller (1901)[1] |
The Pierson Limestone is a geologic formation in southwestern Missouri.[1] It preserves fossils of the Mississippian subperiod including brachiopods and coral.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 222
- ↑ Howe, W. B. andJ. W. Koenig, The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, 1961, pp. 59-60