Rockslide Formation

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Rockslide Formation

Stratigraphic range: Drumian
Type
Formation
Location
RegionNorthwest Territories
CountryCanada

The Rockslide Formation is a

fossils dating back to the Drumian (Plagiura-Pogiella to Bolaspidella Zone).[1]

It was deposited in deep water on a reasonably distal slope; it contains carbonates, debris flows and siliciclastic siltstones, the latter being the fossil bearing horizons.[1] It also contains deep-water microbial reefs.[2]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Northwest Territories

References