Bryant Knob Formation Explained

Bryant Knob Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Silurian
Prilithology:bioclastic limestone
Otherlithology:shale, dolomitic limestone
Namedfor:Bryant Knob
Namedby:Thompson and Satterfield, 1975 [1]
Region:Pike County, NE Missouri
Country:United States
Unitof:Edgewood Group
Subunits:Kissenger Limestone
Underlies:Bowling Green Dolomite
Overlies:Noix Limestone

The Bryant Knob Formation is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

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  1. http://www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/geosrv/ogc/docs/RI-073.pdf 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 43