Reeds Spring Formation

The Reeds Spring Formation is a geologic formation in southwestern Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Osagean Series of the Mississippian subperiod.

Reeds Spring Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian Osagean Series
Type	Formation
Underlies	Elsey Formation
Overlies	Pierson Formation[1]
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Shale, chert[2]
Location
Region	Southwestern Missouri[2]
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Reeds Spring, Stone County, Missouri
Named by	Moore in 1928[1]

See also

• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
• Paleontology in Missouri