Bowling Green Dolomite

The Bowling Green Dolomite is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

Bowling Green Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
TypeFormation
Unit ofEdgewood Group
UnderliesGrassy Creek Shale (Devonian)
OverliesBryant Knob Formation or Noix Limestone
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
Location
RegionPike County, NE Missouri
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forBowling Green, Pike County, Missouri[1]

See also

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. 39
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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