Avonport Station, Nova Scotia

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Avonport Station is a community in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located near Avonport. The Horton Bluff formation is located 2.5 kilometres southeast from the community. [1]

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References

  1. Mossman, David J.; Grantham, Robert G. (2008-03-13). "Eochelysipus horni, a new vertebrate trace fossil from the Tournaisian Horton Bluff Formation, Nova Scotia". Atlantic Geology. 44 (1): 69. doi: 10.4138/5933 . ISSN   1718-7885.

Coordinates: 45°6′34″N64°14′54″W / 45.10944°N 64.24833°W / 45.10944; -64.24833