St. Louis Pennsylvanian
Fossils of the Altamont Formation
Middle Pennsylvanian Series
Desmoinesian Stage
Marmaton Group
Altamont Formation
This is the Altamont Formation exposed at
the I-170 road cut.
The fossiliferous Lake Neosho Shale Member is
exposed below
the resistant Worland Limestone. All fossil specimens illustrated
on the following pages were found at this road cut.
At this location the Altamont Formation includes the Lake Neosho Shale
Member
overlain by the Worland Limestone Member. In other places the Altamont also
includes the Amoret Limestone Member at its base, but a definite Amoret cannot
be recognized here. As a result, the Lake Neosho Shale rests directly on the
underlying Bandera Formation.
This is a research web site. As identifications come
in, the individual fossil pages
are updated. Identifications are posted based on information at the time.
Viewers
are encouraged to make any comments that might be of helpful. A large project
such as this cannot be accomplished by just one individual.
The Fossil Menu only represents a small percentage
of the specimens collected. There will be numerous additions.
Site Menu
Fossil
Menu
Recent Additions
& updates
Fossil
List
Some useful
Rules for Fossil Identification
Geologic Overview
Dr. Norman R. King
Stratigraphy
Missouri
Geological Survey work (at this locality)
with section description by Wallace B. Howe
Local
Student's Science Project at this Locality
The
Library
My library is listed here to help with networking.
It is easier to refer to book, page, and plate when
others are referring to the same reference.
Special thanks to the following
for volunteering their time and expertise
Alan Goldstein
Dr. Bruce L. Stinchcomb
Dr. Chris L. Schneider
Jack Null
Jeanean Slamen
Dr. John R. Anderson
John McLeod
Dr. John Pojeta, Jr.
Dr. Karl A. Wilson
Mark McKinzie
Michael Orock
Dr. Norm R. King
Richard Gottfried
Dr. Roger K. Pabian
Dr. Steven R. Hill
Dr. Tomas E. Yancey
About the project
This web site is devoted to a study of the Altamont Formation,
containing
the fossiliferous Lake Neosho Shale,
at one locality in the St. Louis
Missouri, Pennsylvanian Outlier.
I have spent over 15 years collecting the fossils
at this road cut near the
intersection of I-70 and I-170 in St. Louis. When I meet people in the
area who don't know me and I tell them what I do and where I collect,
they say "Oh, so you're That Guy on the Side of the Road!"
After spending years collecting the site, I made a
decision to
research and identify the fossil specimens and publish the results
as a web publication -- A way of helping to provide information on
the Pennsylvanian of the area and to help others working with
Pennsylvanian fossils.
Pennsylvanian Link
Nebraska's
Invertebrate Fossils
by: Dr. Roger K. Pabian
Other Projects
Mississippian
Fossils of Missouri
Other Fossils (USA and
World Wide)
Carboniferous Fossils of
Russia
Produced by: Barry Sutton, Alexander Davydov and Tom Yancey
This website is presented to showcase Carboniferous fossils of the
Moscow region of Russia; an area that is world famous for beautifully
preserved fossils.
Russia-USA
joint venture Paleontology project
Language
separates us ... Pictures bring us together
Alexander Davydov (Moscow, Russia)
Barry Sutton (St. Louis, Missouri - USA)
Paleontology and
Geology of Missouri
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personal property of Barry Sutton.
Permission is granted to those wishing to use pictures
for educational purposes.
Contact:
Barry Sutton ("That Guy on the Side of the Road")
BGSutton@LakeNeosho.org