Type Formation Country United States Primary Limestone | Other Chert, dolomite Region Missouri Overlies Northview Formation | |
Unit of Chouteau Group basal unit of the Osagean Series Underlies Reeds Spring Formation and Elsey Formation Named for Pearson Creek, Greene County, Missouri |
The Pierson Limestone is a geologic formation in southwestern Missouri. It preserves fossils of the Mississippian subperiod including brachiopods and coral.
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