Weeks Formation

Weeks Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian Stage 3
Fossil from the Weeks Formation
TypeFormation
Location
RegionUtah
Country United States

The Weeks Formation is a geologic formation in Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period and more specifically the Guzhangian stage. Its upper part has yielded a diverse fauna dominated by trilobites and brachiopods, but also comprising various soft-bodied organisms, such as Falcatamacaris.[1] As such, it is regarded as a Konservat-Lagerstätte.

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  1. ^ Lerosey-Aubril, Rudy; Gaines, Robert R.; Hegna, Thomas A.; Ortega-Hernández, Javier; Van Roy, Peter; Kier, Carlo; Bonino, Enrico (2018). "The Weeks Formation Konservat-Lagerstätte and the evolutionary transition of Cambrian marine life". Journal of the Geological Society. 175: 705–715. doi:10.1144/jgs2018-042.


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