Chouteau Group

Chouteau Group
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian
Type Group
Sub-units Northview Formation
Sedalia Formation
Compton Limestone[1][2]
Underlies Pierson Limestone or Burlington Limestone
Overlies Chattanooga Shale (Devonian)
Location
Region Missouri
Country United States

The Chouteau Group is a geologic group in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod.

See also

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 64
  2. Howe, W. B. and John W. Koenig, eds, 1961, The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri, Vol. XL, Second Series, Missouri Geological Survey, p. 54-58


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