Renews Head Formation

Renews Head Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	St John's Group [1]
Underlies	Cappahayden Formation (Near Ferryland) [2] Gibbett Hill Formation (east of St John's) [2]
Overlies	Fermeuse Formation
Lithology
Primary	Dark-gray Sandstone [3]
Other	Minor Shale [3]
Location
Region	Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Outcrop occurrence

The Renews Head Formation is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador, and consists of dark-gray sandstones, with minor shales scattered throughout. ^[3] It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. ^[4]

Paleobiota

The Renews Head Formation is home to a small range of discoidal forms, like Aspidella. ^{[4] [5]}

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

incertae sedis

Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Aspidella [4]	Aspidella sp.	Enigmatic discoidal fossil.
Hiemalora	Hiemalora sp.	Enigmatic tentacled discoidal organism.

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Canada portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Newfoundland and Labrador

Bibliography

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.

References

1. 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 ]}
2. "Geoscience Atlas". Geological Survey Division of the Department of Natural Resources, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
3. "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
4. Hofmann, H. J.; O'Brien, S. J.; King, A. F. (January 2008). "Ediacaran biota on Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada". Journal of Paleontology. 82 (1): 1–36. doi:10.1666/06-087.1.
5. Gehling, James G.; Narbonne, Guy M.; Anderson, Michael M. (September 2000). "The first named Ediacaran body fossil, Aspidella Terranovica". Palaeontology. 43 (3): 427–456. doi:10.1111/j.0031-0239.2000.00134.x.