Mall Bay Formation
| Mall Bay Formation Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Conception Group |
| Underlies | Gaskiers Formation[1] |
| Overlies | Mall Bay Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siliciclastic siltstones |
| Location | |
| Region |
 Newfoundland |
| Country |
 Canada |
 Outcrop distribution on Avalon peninsula, Newfoundland | |
The Mall Bay Formation is an Ediacaran formation , cropping out in Newfoundland and possibly elsewhere. It is part of the Conception Group, underlying the Gaskiers Formation.[1]
References
- 1 2 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).
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