The Reeds Spring 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 southwestern
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 Osagean Series of the
Mississippian subperiod.
See also
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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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Paleontology in Missouri
Paleontology in Missouri refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Missouri. The geologic column of Missouri spans all of geologic history from the Precambrian to present with the exception ...
References
Mississippian Missouri
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