Salem Limestone
Salem Formation Stratigraphic range: Mississippian | |
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![]() Fossil red algae on Salem Limestone from Kentucky | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | , |
Underlies | St. Louis Limestone |
Overlies | Harrodsburg Limestone[1] Warsaw Formation[2] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Region | Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Salem, Washington County, Indiana[2] |
The Salem Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod.
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Illinois
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kentucky
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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Categories:
- Mississippian Illinois
- Geologic formations of Indiana
- Geologic formations of Missouri
- Carboniferous Kentucky
- Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
- United States geologic formation stubs