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Geologic formation in Wisconsin, US

Jordan Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Outcrop of the Jordan Sandstone in Wisconsin
Type	Formation
Underlies	Oneota Dolomite
Overlies	St. Lawrence Formation
Location
Region	Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Country	United States

The Jordan Sandstone is a geologic formation in Wisconsin. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

See also

References

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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Chronostratigraphy of Illinois

Holocene	Glacial alluvium, drift, and loess
Pleistocene	Embayment Megagroup Mounds Gravel Grover Gravel

Pliocene	Embayment Megagroup Mounds Gravel Grover Gravel

Eocene	Embayment Megagroup Wilcox Formation Claiborne Formation
Paleocene	Embayment Megagroup Porters Creek Formation Clayton Formation

Maastrichtian	Embayment Megagroup Owl Creek Formation McNairy Formation Baylis Formation
Campanian	Embayment Megagroup Post Creek Formation Baylis Formation

Kasimovian	McLeansboro Group Bond Formation Mattoon Formation Patoka Formation Shelburn Formation
Moscovian	Carbondale Group
Bashkirian	Raccoon Creek Group Brazil Formation Caseyville Formation Mansfield Formation Tradewater Formation Staunton Formation

Serpukhovian	Pope Mega Group Grove Church Kinkaid Limestone Dagonia Sandstone Clore Formation Palestine Sandstone Menard Limestone Waltersburg Formation Vianna Formation Tar Springs Sandstone
Viséan	Pope Mega Group Glen Dean Limestone Hardinsburg Sandstone Haney Limestone Fraileys Formation Beech Creek Limestone Cypress Sandstone Ridenhower Formation Bethel Sandstone Downeys Bluff Limestone Yankeetown Limestone Renault Limestone Aux Vases Sandstone Ste. Genevieve Limestone Golconda Formation Paint Creek Formation Paoli Formation
Tournaisian	Borden Siltstone Chouteau Limestone Fern Glen Formation Meppen Limestone New Albany Formation Springville Shale
Borden Siltstone Burlington Limestone Fort Payne Formation Keokuk Limestone Salem Limestone St. Louis Limestone Ullin Limestone Warsaw Formation

Famennian	New Albany Shale
Frasnian	New Albany Shale

Muscatatuck Group

North Vernon Limestone

Jeffersonville Limestone

New Harmony Group

Clear Creek Chert

Clear Creek Formation

New Harmony Group

Backbone Limestone

Hunton Megagroup

Backbone Limestone

Grassy Knob Chert

Bailey Limestone

Ludfordian	Hunton Megagroup Moccasin Springs Formation Racine Dolomite
Gorstian	Hunton Megagroup Moccasin Springs Formation Racine Dolomite

Sugar Run Dolomite

Hunton Megagroup

Marcus Dolomite

Hunton Megagroup

Sexton Creek Limestone

Marcus Dolomite

Hunton Megagroup

Sexton Creek Limestone

Blanding Dolomite

Hunton Megagroup

Kankakee Dolomite

Hirnantian	Leemon Formation
Sandbian	St. Peter Sandstone

Darriwilian	Dutchtown Limestone St. Peter Sandstone

Tremadocian	New Richmond Sandstone Oneota Dolomite Shakopee Dolomite

Bonneterre Formation

Munising Group

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Chronostratigraphy of Minnesota

Q	Glacial and post-glacial unconsolidated deposits

unnamed Upper? Cretaceous formations, western and southeastern Minnesota

Frasnian	Lithograph City Formation (in part)

Givetian	Coralville Formation Lithograph City Formation (in part) Little Cedar Formation Pinicon Ridge Formation
Eifelian	Spillville Formation

Winnipeg Formation (subsurface only)

Darriwilian	St. Peter Sandstone (in part)

Tremadocian	Oneota Dolomite (Prairie du Chien Group) Shakopee Formation (Prairie du Chien Group)

Davis Formation
Jordan Sandstone
Lone Rock Formation (Tunnel City Group, former Franconia Formation)
Mazomanie Formation (Tunnel City Group, former Franconia Formation)
St. Lawrence Formation
Wonewoc Sandstone (Galesville Sandstone in part, all Ironton Sandstone)

Bonneterre Formation

Wonewoc Sandstone (Galesville Sandstone in part)

Fond du Lac Formation
Hinckley Sandstone
North Shore Volcanic Group
Puckwunge Conglomerate
Solor Church Formation (subsurface only)

Biwabik Formation

Thomson Formation

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