Gasconade Formation

The Gasconade Formation is a geologic formation in the Ozarks of Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.

Gasconade Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Conodonts from the Gasconade Formation
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Basal Gunter Sandstone member
Underlies	Roubidoux Formation
Overlies	Eminence Formation Cambrian (unconformable)[1]
Lithology
Primary	Dolomite
Other	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	38.2°N 91.1°W / 38.2; -91.1
Region	Missouri
Country	United States

Paleofauna

Monoplacophora

• Kirengella

K. expansus^[2]

• Titanoplina

T. meramecensis^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
• Paleontology in Missouri

References

1. 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 112
2. Stinchcomb, Bruce; Angeli, Nicholas (2002). "New Cambrian and Lower Ordovician monoplacophorans form the Ozark Uplift, Missouri". Journal of Paleontology. 76 (6): 965–974.