Kimmswick Limestone facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kimmswick LimestoneStratigraphic range: Sandbian-Katian (Trentonian-Shermanian) ~458–446Ma |
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Fossil from the Kimmswick Limestone (Missouri)
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| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Cape Limestone, Maquoketa Group or the Fernvale Limestone in Arkansas |
| Overlies | Decorah Shale or Plattin Limestone |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Sandstone, dolomite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 39°12′N 90°48′W / 39.2°N 90.8°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°06′S 66°00′W / 23.1°S 66.0°W |
| Region | Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri |
| Country |  United States |
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| Named for | Kimmswick, Jefferson County, Missouri |
| Named by | Edward Oscar Ulrich |
| Year defined | 1904 |
The Kimmswick Limestone is an Ordovician geologic formation in Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri. Fossils occurring in the Kimmswick include corals, bryozoans, brachiopods, conodonts, trilobites, crinoids and mollusks.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
Conodonts
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Trilobites
- Eobronteus
- E. slocomi
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