Warsaw Formation Explained

Warsaw Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Mississippian
Period:Mississippian
Namedfor:Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois[1]
Region:Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
Country:United States
Underlies:Salem Formation
Overlies:Keokuk Limestone

The Warsaw Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod.

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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 145