The Eminence Formation or Eminence Dolomite 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
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
. It preserves
fossils dating back to the
Cambrian period
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.
Paleofauna
Monoplacophora
Monoplacophora , meaning "bearing one plate", is a polyphyletic superclass of molluscs with a cap-like shell inhabiting deep sea environments . Extant representatives were not recognized as such until 1952; previously they were known only from ...
* ''
Biloboconus''
: ''B. frizzelli''
* ''
Potosiplina''
: ''P. delorensis''
See also
*
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
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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
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Cambrian Missouri
Dolomite formations
Landforms of Shannon County, Missouri
Geologic formations of Missouri
Cambrian southern paleotropical deposits
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