Cotter Formation Stratigraphic range: Ordovician |
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Type | Formation |
Underlies | Powell Formation |
Overlies | Jefferson City Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Dolostone |
Other | Chert, sandstone, shale |
Location | |
Region | Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Cotter, Baxter County, Arkansas |
The Cotter Formation is a geologic formation in ArkansasMissouri and in Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.