Trepassey Formation

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Trepassey Formation

Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
Type Formation
Unit of St John's Group [1]
Underlies Fermeuse Formation
Overlies Mistaken Point Formation [2]
Location
RegionDominion of Newfoundland Red Ensign.svg  Newfoundland
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Trepassey formation map.svg
Occurrence in southeast NL

The Trepassey Formation is a geologic formation that crops out in Newfoundland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period.

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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. "Newfoundland and Labrador Map". Geoscience Atlas. Retrieved 2024-07-22.