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Mistaken Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: 565 Ma
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(Ediacaran)
TypeFormation
Unit ofConception Group[1]
UnderliesTrepassey Formation[2]
OverliesDrook Formation[2]
Location
RegionMistaken Point Formation Newfoundland
CountryMistaken Point Formation Canada

Outcrop occurrence of the Mistaken Point formation in southeast Newfoundland

The Mistaken Point Formation[3] is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is recognized as a Lagerstätte preserving fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. It contains a stratum dated to 565 ± 3 million years ago.

  1. ^ 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).[dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Newfoundland and Labrador Geoscience Atlas". geoatlas.gov.nl.ca.
  3. ^ Williams, H.; King, A.F (1979). Trepassey map area, Newfoundland (Report). Geological Survey of Canada.

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