Noix Limestone
| Noix Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Edgewood Group |
| Underlies | Silurian Bryant Knob Formation or Bowling Green Dolomite |
| Overlies | Maquoketa Shale |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Oolitic limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Pike County, NE Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Outcrops along Noix Creek just south of Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri[1] |
The Noix Limestone is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
See also
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References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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