Blueflower Formation

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Blueflower Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
Type Formation
Location
Region Northwest Territories
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

The Blueflower Formation is a geologic formation in Northwest Territories. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. [1]

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References

  1. Carbone, Calla A.; Narbonne, Guy M.; MacDonald, Francis A.; Boag, Thomas H. (2015). "New Ediacaran fossils from the uppermost Blueflower Formation, northwest Canada: Disentangling biostratigraphy and paleoecology". Journal of Paleontology. 89 (2): 281. doi:10.1017/jpa.2014.25.