Chouteau Limestone
| Chouteau Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Chouteau Springs Cooper County, Missouri, Missouri[1] |
| Named by | George Clinton Swallow[1] |
The Chouteau Limestone is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.[2]
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- Carboniferous Illinois
- Carboniferous Kansas
- Carboniferous Missouri
- Carboniferous Iowa
- Carboniferous southern paleotemperate deposits
- Limestone formations of the United States
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