Potosi Dolomite Explained

Potosi Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Cambrian
Period:Cambrian
Region:Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
Country:United States
Coordinates:38.0917°N -90.6852°W
Underlies:Eminence Dolomite and Oneota Dolomite
Overlies:Davis Formation,[1] Derby-Doerun Dolomite,[2] and Franconia Formation

The Potosi Formation is a geologic formation in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

Paleofauna

Monoplacophora

G. echolsi[3]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.indiana.edu/~paleoind/Resources/IndianaStratColumn.pdf General Stratigraphic Column for Paleozoic Rocks in Indiana
  2. 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 229
  3. Stinchcomb . Bruce . Angeli . Nicholas . New Cambrian and Lower Ordovician monoplacophorans form the Ozark Uplift, Missouri . Journal of Paleontology . 2002 . 76 . 6 . 965–974. 10.1017/S0022336000057802. 2002JPal...76..965S .