Keokuk Limestone Stratigraphic range: Mississippian |
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Type | Formation |
Underlies | Warsaw Formation |
Overlies | Burlington Limestone |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Region | Illinois, Iowa, Missouri |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Keokuk in southeastern Iowa |
The Keokuk Limestone is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian sub-period.