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Cotter Formation

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Type
  
Formation

Primary
  
Dolostone

Underlies
  
Powell Formation

Country
  
United States

Overlies
  
Jefferson City Formation

Other
  
Chert, sandstone, shale

Named for
  
Cotter, Baxter County, Arkansas

Regions
  
Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia

The Cotter Formation is a geologic formation in Arkansas Missouri and in Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

References

Cotter Formation Wikipedia