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Warsaw Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian
Geode from the Warsaw Formation (Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois)
Type	Formation
Underlies	Salem Formation
Overlies	Keokuk Limestone
Location
Region	Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois

The Warsaw Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Illinois
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Iowa
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri

References

1. ^ 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 145

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 22 June 2014.

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