Chouteau Limestone

The Chouteau Limestone is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.^[2]

Chouteau Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Type	Formation
Location
Region	Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Chouteau Springs Cooper County, Missouri, Missouri[1]
Named by	George Clinton Swallow[1]

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Illinois portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Illinois