Manitou Limestone
| Manitou Limestone Formation Stratigraphic range: Lower-Middle Ordovician ~ | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Manitou Dolomite, Manitou Limestone |
| Underlies | Harding Sandstone |
| Overlies | Sawatch Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, dolomite |
| Other | sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | southern Colorado |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado |
The Manitou Limestone is a geologic formation in Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
Depositional Environment[]
Because the rocks of the Manitou Dolomites are mostly indeterminate carbonates, the exact depositional environment is unknown. However it was likely shallow water, either lagoon or , and the many jumbled fossils of trilobite spines and brachiopods suggest that the paleoenvironment may have been prone to storms.
Paleontology[]
The limestones and dolomites of the Manitou Formation, contain cast/mold-preserved Ordovician-aged marine fossils, including cystoid stems, brachiopods, and trilobites such as Manitouella (Leiostegium?) and Kainella.
See also[]
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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