Drook Formation

Drook Formation
Stratigraphic range: 575 Ma
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 (Ediacaran)
TypeFormation
Unit ofConception Group[1]
UnderliesBriscal Formation
OverliesGaskiers Formation[1]
Location
RegionNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada

The Drook Formation is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. It contains a stratum dated to 575.8 ± 0.5 million years ago.[1]

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  1. ^ a b c 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]


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