The Drook Formation is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. It contains a stratum dated to 575.8 ± 0.5 million years ago.[1]
| Drook Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: (Ediacaran) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Conception Group[1] |
| Underlies | Briscal Formation |
| Overlies | Gaskiers Formation[1] |
| Location | |
| Region | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Country | Canada |
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See also
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References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c 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]
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