Byng Formation

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Byng Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
Type Formation
Location
Region British Columbia
Country Canada

The Byng Formation is a geologic formation in British Columbia. [1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. [2]

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References

  1. Hofmann, Hans J. "Namacalathus-Cloudina assemblage in Neoproterozoic Miette Group (Byng Formation), British Columbia: Canada's oldest shelly fossils". pubs.geoscienceworld.org/.
  2. Bowyer, F.; Wood, R. A.; Poulton, S. W. (July 2017). "Controls on the evolution of Ediacaran metazoan ecosystems: A redox perspective". Geobiology. 15 (4): 516–551. doi:10.1111/gbi.12232. ISSN   1472-4677. PMC   5485040 . PMID   28387043.