Chouteau Group Explained

Chouteau Group
Type:	Group
Age:	Mississippian
Period:	Mississippian
Region:	Missouri
Country:	United States
Subunits:	Northview Formation Sedalia Formation Compton Limestone^[1] ^[2]
Underlies:	Pierson Limestone or Burlington Limestone
Overlies:	Chattanooga Shale (Devonian)

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

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
• Paleontology in Missouri

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.

Notes and References

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 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