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Time classification
Time-stratigraphic classification
Rock-stratigraphic classification
Acknowledgments
Rice Formation
Upper Cambrian Series
Lamotte Sandstone
Bonneterre Dolomite
Undifferentiated Upper Cambrian and Lower Ordovician
Arbuckle Group
Eminence Dolomite
Gasconade Dolomite
Roubidoux Formation
Jefferson City Dolomite and Cotter Dolomite
Middle Ordovician Series
Simpson Group
St. Peter Sandstone and lower Simpson beds
Platteville Formation
Viola Limestone
Upper Ordovician Series
Maquoketa Shale
Undifferentiated Silurian and Devonian
"Hunton Group"
Chimneyhill Dolomite
Undifferentiated Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian
Chattanooga Shale
Boice Shale
Lower Mississippian Series
Kinderhookian Stage
Chouteau Limestone
Sedalia Dolomite
Gilmore City Limestone
Osagian Stage
Fern Glen Limestone
Burlington Limestone and Keokuk Limestone, Undifferentiated
Upper Mississippian Series
Meramecian Stage
Warsaw Limestone
Salem Limestone
St. Louis Limestone
Ste. Genevieve Limestone
Chesteran Stage
Lower Pennsylvanian Series
Morrowan Stage
Kearny Formation
Middle Pennsylvanian Series
Atokan Stage
Desmoinesian Stage
Cherokee Group
Krebs Formation
Cabaniss Formation
Marmaton Group
Fort Scott Limestone
Labette Shale
Pawnee Limestone
Bandera Shale
Altamont Limestone
Nowata Shale
Lenapah Limestone
Holdenville Shale
Upper Pennsylvanian Series
Missourian Stage
Pleasanton Group
Seminole Formation
Checkerboard Limestone
Tacket Formation
Kansas City Group
Bronson Subgroup
Hertha Limestone
Ladore Shale
Swope Limestone
Galesburg Shale
Dennis Limestone
Linn Subgroup
Cherryvale Shale
Drum Limestone
Chanute Shale
Iola Limestone
Zarah Subgroup
Lane Shale
Wyandotte Limestone
Bonner Springs Shale
Lansing Group
Plattsburg Limestone
Vilas Shale
Stanton Limestone
Virgilian Stage
Douglas Group
Stranger Formation
Lawrence Formation
Shawnee Group
Oread Limestone
Kanwaka Shale
Lecompton Limestone
Tecumseh Shale
Deer Creek Limestone
Calhoun Shale
Topeka Limestone
Wabaunsee Group
Sacfox Subgroup
Severy Shale
Howard Limestone
Scranton Shale
Nemaha Subgroup
Bern Limestone
Auburn Shale
Emporia Limestone
Willard Shale
Richardson Subgroup
Zeandale Limestone
Pillsbury Shale
Stotler Limestone
Root Shale
Wood Siding Formation
Lower Permian Series
Gearyan Stage
Admire Group
Onaga Shale
Falls City Limestone
Janesville Shale
Council Grove Group
Foraker Limestone
Johnson Shale
Red Eagle Limestone
Roca Shale
Grenola Limestone
Eskridge Shale
Beattie Limestone
Stearns Shale
Bader Limestone
Easly Creek Shale
Crouse Limestone
Blue Rapids Shale
Funston Limestone
Speiser Shale
Chase Group
Wreford Limestone
Matfield Shale
Barneston Limestone
Doyle Shale
Winfield Limestone
Odell Shale
Nolans Limestone
Cimarronian Stage
Sumner Group
Wellington Formation
Ninnescah Shale
Stone Corral Formation
Nippewalla Group
Harper Sandstone
Salt Plain Formation
Cedar Hills Sandstone
Flower-pot Shale
Blaine Formation
Dog Creek Formation
Upper Permian Series
Custerian Stage
Whitehorse Formation
Day Creek Dolomite
Big Basin Formation
Upper Jurassic Series
Morrison Formation
Lower Cretaceous Series
Cheyenne Sandstone
Kiowa Formation
Dakota Formation
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Graneros Shale
Greenhorn Limestone
Carlile Shale
Niobrara Chalk
Montana Group
Pierre Shale
Pliocene Series
Ogallala Formation
Pleistocene Series
Northeastern Area--Nebraskan Stage
David City Formation
Iowa Point Till
Northeastern Area--Attonian Stage
Afton Soil
Northeastern Area--Kansan Stage
Atchison Formation
Nickerson Till
Cedar Bluffs Till
Northeastern Area--Yarmouthian Stage
Yarmouth Soil
Northeastern Area--Illinoisan Stage
Loveland Formation
Northeastern Area--Sangamonian Stage
Sangamon Soil
Northeastern Area--Wisconsinan Stage
Gilman Canyon Formation
Peoria Formation
Brady Soil
Bignell Formation
Southeastern Area--Nebraskan Stage
Southeastern Area--Aftonian Stage
Afton Soil
Southeastern Area--Kansan Stage
Southeastern Area--Yarmouthian Stage
Yarmouth Soil
Southeastern Area--Illinoisan Stage
Loveland Formation
Southeastern Area--Sangamonian Stage
Sangamon Soil
Southeastern Area--Wisconsman Stage
Peoria Formation
Brady Soil
Bignell Formation
Central and Western Area--Nebraskan Stage
Holdredge Formation
Fullerton Formation
Central and Western Area--Aftonian Stage
Afton Soil
Central and Western Area--Kansan Stage
Grand Island Formation
Sappa Formation
Central and Western Area--Yarmouthian Stage
Yarmouth Soil
Central and Western Area--Illinoisan Stage
Crete Formation
Loveland Formation
Central and Western Area--Sangamonian Stage
Sangamon Soil
Central and Western Area--Wisconsinan Stage
Peoria Formation
Brady Soil
Bignell Formation
Recent Stage
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
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