Forteau Formation

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The Forteau Formation is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

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Forteau Formation
Stratigraphic range: Series 2 [1] ("Upper Lower Cambrian")
TypeFormation
Location
RegionNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada
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Age

A Dyerian trilobite fauna places it predominantly in the Bonnia‒Olenellus trilobite zone[1]

Fauna

Among its fauna are small carbonaceous fossils[2] and brachiopods [3] and trilobites [1]

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