Fern Glen Formation

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Type Formation Country United States Primary Limestone Underlies Burlington Limestone		Other Shale, chert Named by Weller in 1906 Overlies Chouteau Group
Region East central and southeastern Missouri Named for Fern Glen resort on the Meramec River

The Fern Glen Formation is a geologic formation in eastern and southeastern Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Osagean Series of the Mississippian subperiod.

The Fern Glen is richly fossiliferous with abundant crinoids, corals, brachiopods and bryozoa.

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Fern Glen Formation Wikipedia

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