Chouteau Limestone
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Chouteau Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
Type | Formation |
Location | |
Region | Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Chouteau Springs Cooper County, Missouri, Missouri[1] |
Named by | George Clinton Swallow[1] |
The Chouteau Limestone is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.[2]
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