Pierson Limestone
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TypeFormation
Unit ofChouteau Group basal unit of the Osagean Series
UnderliesReeds Spring Formation and Elsey Formation
OverliesNorthview Formation
| Pierson Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mississippian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Chouteau Group basal unit of the Osagean Series |
| Underlies | Reeds Spring Formation and Elsey Formation |
| Overlies | Northview Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Chert, dolomite |
| Location | |
| Region | Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Pierson Creek, Greene County, Missouri |
| Named by | Stuart Weller (1901)[1][2] |
The Pierson Limestone is a geologic formation in southwestern Missouri.[1] It preserves fossils of the Mississippian subperiod including brachiopods and coral.[3]
