West4me Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Does anyone know where that is? Someone sent me to a site that had some trilobites for sale. They are listed as coming from the Chouteau Formation. Any tips on where to go, "County" is a pretty large area to search "You have to listen. It is under the rocks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 If you do find a spot keep in mind they are tiny - easy to overlook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acryzona Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I googled the formation and found this paper... Trilobite associations from the Chouteau Formation (Kinderhookian) of central Missouri Journal of Paleo vol 60 (1986) #4 pp.870-881. Localities should be listed in there and a local university / library may have a copy. Good luck and let us know what you find! Acryzona Collecting Microfossils - a hobby concerning much about many of the little paraphrased from Dr. Robert Kesling's book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acryzona Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 On second thought, the author, Dr. Brezinski is currently on staff at the Carnegie Museum. Sometimes they have extra copies of old papers that they copy or send to interested people. Here is the link... http://www.carnegiemnh.org/ip/staff/brezinski.htm Acryzona Collecting Microfossils - a hobby concerning much about many of the little paraphrased from Dr. Robert Kesling's book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Yes, that's a good paper. The locations are a bit vague, though. Without talking with someone who has good info, I'd get good topos, strata, and surface maps of the quadrangles you're interested in from the USGS. You can then piece together some likely spots to explorer. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West4me Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 Yes, that's a good paper. The locations are a bit vague, though. Without talking with someone who has good info, I'd get good topos, strata, and surface maps of the quadrangles you're interested in from the USGS. You can then piece together some likely spots to explorer. Tim I think I need a little more guidance from you seasoned hunters. I have tried searching USGS and looking at maps but I do not find any reference to the chouteau formation. My knowledge of geologic formations and their age is very limited. Maybe someone could point me in the right direction? "You have to listen. It is under the rocks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Hey West, Structural map of Missouri, contoured on the base of the Burlington Limestone in southwestern Missouri, and the top of the Chouteau Group in northern Missouri Top of Kinderhook structure map of north Missouri Base of Kinderhook structure map of north Missouri Geologic Map of Missouri, 1979 State-Wide Geologic Maps Geologic Mapping Products National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program Hope that helps. They may not be exactly what you want, but you can glee clues that can provide further leads. If you have access to MU's library, hit the geology collection. You may need to spend a fair amount of time exploring unless you can hook up with someone who knows the area. Good luck! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West4me Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 Hey West, Structural map of Missouri, contoured on the base of the Burlington Limestone in southwestern Missouri, and the top of the Chouteau Group in northern Missouri Top of Kinderhook structure map of north Missouri Base of Kinderhook structure map of north Missouri Geologic Map of Missouri, 1979 State-Wide Geologic Maps Geologic Mapping Products National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program Hope that helps. They may not be exactly what you want, but you can glee clues that can provide further leads. If you have access to MU's library, hit the geology collection. You may need to spend a fair amount of time exploring unless you can hook up with someone who knows the area. Good luck! Tim Thanks Tim. That helps. "You have to listen. It is under the rocks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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