The Davis Formation is a
geologic formation
A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...
in
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
and
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
. It preserves
fossils
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...
dating back to the
Cambrian
The Cambrian Period ( ; sometimes symbolized C with bar, Ꞓ) was the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and of the Phanerozoic Eon. The Cambrian lasted 53.4 million years from the end of the preceding Ediacaran Period 538.8 million ...
period
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.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Indiana, Indiana, U.S.
Sites
See also
* Paleontology in Indiana
References
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Missouri, U.S.
Sites
See also
* Paleontology in Missouri
References
*
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Missouri
Stratigraphi ...
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Cambrian Indiana
Cambrian Missouri
Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits
Cambrian southern paleotropical deposits
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