List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri

This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Missouri, U.S.

Sites

Group or Formation	Period	Notes
Altamont Formation	Carboniferous
Aux Vases Sandstone	Mississippian
Bainbridge Limestone	Silurian
Bainbridge Group/Moccasin Springs Formation	Silurian
Bonneterre Formation	Cambrian
Bowling Green Dolomite	Silurian
Bronson Group/Hertha Formation	Carboniferous
Bryant Knob Formation	Silurian, Ordovician
Burgner Formation	Carboniferous
Burlington Limestone	Carboniferous
Calcarenite Facies	Cambrian
Callaway Limestone	Devonian
Cape Limestone	Ordovician
Carterville Formation	Carboniferous
Cedar Valley Group/Little Cedar Formation	Devonian
Chanute Formation	Carboniferous
Chemung Formation	Devonian
Cherokee Shale	Carboniferous
Cherokee Group/Cabaniss Formation	Carboniferous
Cherokee Group/Drywood Formation	Carboniferous
Cherokee Group/Krebs Formation	Carboniferous
Cherokee Group/Riverton Formation	Carboniferous
Cherokee Group/Riverton Formation	Carboniferous
Chouteau Formation	Carboniferous
Chouteau Group	Carboniferous
Compton Limestone	Mississippian
Cotter Formation	Ordovician
Davis Formation	Cambrian
Decorah Shale	Ordovician
Dennis Formation	Carboniferous
Derby-Doerun Dolomite	Cambrian
Dunleith Formation	Ordovician
Dutchtown Formation	Ordovician
Elsey Formation	Mississippian
Elvins Group	Cambrian
Eminence Formation	Cambrian
Fern Glen Formation	Mississippian
Fort Scott Limestone	Carboniferous
Gasconade Formation	Ordovician
Glen Park Formation	Carboniferous
Gulf Group/Ripley Formation	Cretaceous
Hannibal Shale	Carboniferous
Hertha Formation	Carboniferous
Jefferson City Formation	Ordovician
Jordan Coal	Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Cherryville Shale	Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Dennis Formation	Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Galesburg Shale	Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Hertha Formation	Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Iola Formation	Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Wyandotte Formation	Carboniferous
Keokuk Limestone	Carboniferous
Kimmswick Limestone	Ordovician
Leemon Formation	Ordovician
Lost Branch Formation	Carboniferous
Louisiana Limestone	Devonian
Maquoketa Group	Ordovician
Marmaton Group/Appanoose Formation	Carboniferous
Marmaton Group/Fort Scott Limestone	Carboniferous
Marmaton Group/Pawnee Formation	Carboniferous
Mineola Limestone	Devonian
Noix Limestone	Ordovician
Northview Formation	Mississippian
Nowata Formation	Carboniferous
Owl Creek Formation	Cretaceous
Pierson Limestone	Mississippian
Plattsburg Formation	Carboniferous
Potosi Formation	Cambrian
Powell Formation	Ordovician
Reeds Spring Formation	Mississippian
Rich Fountain Formation	Ordovician
Roubidoux Formation	Ordovician
Salem Limestone	Carboniferous
Smithville Formation	Ordovician
Snyder Creek Shale	Devonian
Ste. Genevieve Limestone	Mississippian
St. Joe Formation	Mississippian
St. Laurent Formation	Devonian
Sulphur Springs Group	Devonian
Swope Formation	Carboniferous
Theodosia Formation	Ordovician
Verdigris Formation	Carboniferous
Warsaw Formation	Carboniferous

See also

• Paleontology in Missouri

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.