Trepassey Formation
The Trepassey Formation is a geologic formation that crops out in Newfoundland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period.
Trepassey Formation Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran | |
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Type | Formation |
Unit of | St John's Group[1] |
Underlies | Fermeuse Formation |
Overlies | Mistaken Point Formation[2] |
Location | |
Region | Newfoundland |
Country | Canada |
Occurrence in southeast NL |
References
- A.G. Liu; D. McIlroy (September 2014). "Horizontal Surface Traces from the Fermeuse Formation, Ferryland (Newfoundland, Canada), and their Place within the Late Ediacaran Ichnological Revolution" (PDF). Geological Association of Canada - Special Paper (9).
- http://geoatlas.gov.nl.ca/Default.htm
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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