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Rich Fountain Formation

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Rich Fountain Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
TypeFormation
Location
RegionMissouri
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forRich Fountain, Osage County, Missouri[1]

The Rich Fountain Formation is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

The Rich Fountain was proposed in 1944 as the equivalent of the lower part of the Jefferson City Formation in a new Jefferson City Group. The Theodosia Formation was proposed as the equivalent of the upper Jefferson City and the lower portion of the overlying Cotter Formation.[1]

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References

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  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.