Reeds Spring Formation

Reeds Spring Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian Osagean Series
TypeFormation
UnderliesElsey Formation
OverliesPierson Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherShale, chert
Location
RegionSouthwestern Missouri
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forReeds Spring, Stone County, Missouri
Named byMoore in 1928

The Reeds Spring Formation is a geologic formation in southwestern Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Osagean Series of the Mississippian subperiod.

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