Warsaw Formation

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Warsaw Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian
Geode (lower Warsaw Formation, Lower Mississippian; Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois, USA) (41598898692).jpg
Geode from the Warsaw Formation (Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois)
TypeFormation
UnderliesSalem Formation
OverliesKeokuk Limestone[1]
Location
RegionIllinois, Iowa, Missouri
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forWarsaw, Hancock County, Illinois[1]

The Warsaw Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod.

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  1. ^ a b Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p 145
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 22 June 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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