Elvins Group

{{Short description|Geologic group in Missouri, USA}}

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| name = Elvins Group

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| type = Group

| age = Cambrian

| period = Cambrian

| prilithology = Dolomite

| otherlithology = Shale

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| region = Elvins, St. Francois County, Missouri

| country = United States

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| subunits = Davis Formation and Derby-Doerun Dolomite

| underlies = Potosi Dolomite

| overlies = Bonneterre Formation[http://www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/geosrv/ogc/docs/RI-073.pdf 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 94][http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1992/0006/report.pdf USGS Open-File Report 92-6, p. 6 ]

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The Elvins Group is a geologic group in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

See also

References

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  • {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}

Category:Cambrian Missouri

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