Fern Glen Formation
The Fern Glen Formation is a geologic formation in eastern and southeastern Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Osagean Series of the Mississippian subperiod.
| Fern Glen Formation Stratigraphic range: Mississippian Osagean | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Burlington Limestone |
| Overlies | Chouteau Group[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale, chert[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Extent | East central and southeastern Missouri,[2] Illinois |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Fern Glen resort on the Meramec River |
| Named by | Weller in 1906[1] |
The Fern Glen is richly fossiliferous with abundant crinoids, corals, brachiopods and bryozoa.[2]
References
- 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 102-3
- Howe, W. B. and J. W. Koenig, The Stratigraphic Section in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey, 1961, p. 62
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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