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Geological formation in Missouri

Bowling Green Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
Type	Formation
Unit of	Edgewood Group
Underlies	Grassy Creek Shale (Devonian)
Overlies	Bryant Knob Formation or Noix Limestone
Lithology
Primary	Dolomite
Location
Region	Pike County, NE Missouri
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Bowling Green, Pike County, Missouri

The Bowling Green Dolomite is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

See also

References

Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p. 39

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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Chronostratigraphy of Illinois

Holocene	Glacial alluvium, drift, and loess
Pleistocene	Embayment Megagroup Mounds Gravel Grover Gravel

Pliocene	Embayment Megagroup Mounds Gravel Grover Gravel

Eocene	Embayment Megagroup Wilcox Formation Claiborne Formation
Paleocene	Embayment Megagroup Porters Creek Formation Clayton Formation

Maastrichtian	Embayment Megagroup Owl Creek Formation McNairy Formation Baylis Formation
Campanian	Embayment Megagroup Post Creek Formation Baylis Formation

Kasimovian	McLeansboro Group Bond Formation Mattoon Formation Patoka Formation Shelburn Formation
Moscovian	Carbondale Group
Bashkirian	Raccoon Creek Group Brazil Formation Caseyville Formation Mansfield Formation Tradewater Formation Staunton Formation

Serpukhovian	Pope Mega Group Grove Church Kinkaid Limestone Dagonia Sandstone Clore Formation Palestine Sandstone Menard Limestone Waltersburg Formation Vianna Formation Tar Springs Sandstone
Viséan	Pope Mega Group Glen Dean Limestone Hardinsburg Sandstone Haney Limestone Fraileys Formation Beech Creek Limestone Cypress Sandstone Ridenhower Formation Bethel Sandstone Downeys Bluff Limestone Yankeetown Limestone Renault Limestone Aux Vases Sandstone Ste. Genevieve Limestone Golconda Formation Paint Creek Formation Paoli Formation
Tournaisian	Borden Siltstone Chouteau Limestone Fern Glen Formation Meppen Limestone New Albany Formation Springville Shale
Borden Siltstone Burlington Limestone Fort Payne Formation Keokuk Limestone Salem Limestone St. Louis Limestone Ullin Limestone Warsaw Formation

Famennian	New Albany Shale
Frasnian	New Albany Shale

Muscatatuck Group

North Vernon Limestone

Jeffersonville Limestone

New Harmony Group

Clear Creek Chert

Clear Creek Formation

New Harmony Group

Backbone Limestone

Hunton Megagroup

Backbone Limestone

Grassy Knob Chert

Bailey Limestone

Ludfordian	Hunton Megagroup Moccasin Springs Formation Racine Dolomite
Gorstian	Hunton Megagroup Moccasin Springs Formation Racine Dolomite

Sugar Run Dolomite

Hunton Megagroup

Marcus Dolomite

Hunton Megagroup

Sexton Creek Limestone

Marcus Dolomite

Hunton Megagroup

Sexton Creek Limestone

Blanding Dolomite

Hunton Megagroup

Kankakee Dolomite

Hirnantian	Leemon Formation
Sandbian	St. Peter Sandstone

Darriwilian	Dutchtown Limestone St. Peter Sandstone

Tremadocian	New Richmond Sandstone Oneota Dolomite Shakopee Dolomite

Bonneterre Formation

Munising Group

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