Pierson Limestone Stratigraphic range: Mississippian |
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Type | Formation |
Unit of | Chouteau Group basal unit of the Osagean Series |
Underlies | Reeds Spring Formation and Elsey Formation |
Overlies | Northview Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Chert, dolomite |
Location | |
Region | Missouri |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Pearson Creek, Greene County, Missouri |
Named by | Weller (1901) |
The Pierson Limestone is a geologic formation in southwestern Missouri. It preserves fossils of the Mississippian subperiod including brachiopods and coral.