Gaskiers Formation

Gaskiers Formation
Gaskiers Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran 582–579.88 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Unit of	Conception Group
Sub-units	South Point Member
Underlies	Drook Formation
Overlies	Mall Bay Formation
Thickness	300 m (984 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Red Agglomerate
Other	Tillite, Mudstone
Location
Region	Newfoundland and Labrador
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Gaskiers-Point La Haye

Last updated May 08, 2025

The Gaskiers Formation is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador, and takes its named from the wider Gaskiers-Point La Haye area.

The Gaskiers-Point La Haye/Gaskiers Formation gives its name to the Gaskiers glaciation, a glacial event that was around during a majority or short period of the formations range,^[4] with recent evidence suggesting that the event actually started a lot earlier than was previously thought in the underlying Mall Bay Formation.^[5]

References

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

↑ Fitzgerald, Danielle M.; Narbonne, Guy M.; Pufahl, Peir K.; Dalrymple, Robert W. (June 2024). "The Mall Bay Formation (Ediacaran) and the protracted onset of the Gaskiers glaciation in Newfoundland, Canada". Precambrian Research. 405: 107369. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2024.107369.
1 2 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 ]}
1 2 3 4 5 "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
↑ Pu, Judy P.; Bowring, Samuel A.; Ramezani, Jahandar; Myrow, Paul; Raub, Timothy D.; Landing, Ed; Mills, Andrea; Hodgin, Eben; Macdonald, Francis A. (1 November 2016). "Dodging snowballs: Geochronology of the Gaskiers glaciation and the first appearance of the Ediacaran biota". Geology. 44 (11): 955–958. doi:10.1130/G38284.1.
↑ Fitzgerald, Danielle M.; Narbonne, Guy M.; Pufahl, Peir K.; Dalrymple, Robert W. (June 2024). "The Mall Bay Formation (Ediacaran) and the protracted onset of the Gaskiers glaciation in Newfoundland, Canada". Precambrian Research. 405: 107369. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2024.107369.

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[Fitzgerald-1] Fitzgerald, Danielle M.; Narbonne, Guy M.; Pufahl, Peir K.; Dalrymple, Robert W. (June 2024). "The Mall Bay Formation (Ediacaran) and the protracted onset of the Gaskiers glaciation in Newfoundland, Canada". Precambrian Research. 405: 107369. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2024.107369.

[liu-2] 1 2 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 ]}

[GotAPN-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).

[4] Pu, Judy P.; Bowring, Samuel A.; Ramezani, Jahandar; Myrow, Paul; Raub, Timothy D.; Landing, Ed; Mills, Andrea; Hodgin, Eben; Macdonald, Francis A. (1 November 2016). "Dodging snowballs: Geochronology of the Gaskiers glaciation and the first appearance of the Ediacaran biota". Geology. 44 (11): 955–958. doi:10.1130/G38284.1.

[5] Fitzgerald, Danielle M.; Narbonne, Guy M.; Pufahl, Peir K.; Dalrymple, Robert W. (June 2024). "The Mall Bay Formation (Ediacaran) and the protracted onset of the Gaskiers glaciation in Newfoundland, Canada". Precambrian Research. 405: 107369. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2024.107369.

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