The Pierson Limestone is a geologic formation in southwestern Missouri.[1] It preserves fossils of the Mississippian subperiod including brachiopods and coral.[3]
| Pierson Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mississippian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Chouteau Group basal unit of the Osagean Series |
| Underlies | Reeds Spring Formation and Elsey Formation |
| Overlies | Northview Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Chert, dolomite |
| Location | |
| Region | Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Pierson Creek, Greene County, Missouri |
| Named by | Stuart Weller (1901)[1][2] |
References edit
- ^ a b 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 222
- ^ Weller, S. (1901). "Correlation of the Kinderhook formations of southwestern Missouri". The Journal of Geology. 9 (2): 131, 144–147. doi:10.1086/620889.
- ^ Howe, W. B. and J. W. Koenig, The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, 1961, pp. 59-60
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