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Mistaya, Alberta, Canada
| Formation | Mistaya |
|---|---|
| Age: | 499 - 485 Ma Cambrian |
| Interval | Sunwaptan |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | carbonate, "limestone" |
| Number of Collections | 6 |
| Number of Occurrences | 86 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Drabia occidentalis Fauna | Alberta, Canada | Mistaya |
| Wilcox Peak | Alberta, Canada | Mistaya |
| Mount Murchison | Alberta, Canada | Mistaya |
| Sundance Range | Alberta, Canada | Mistaya |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bison Creek | 499 - 485 Ma Cambrian | shale/grainstone, "limestone" | 201 |
| Lyell | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | carbonate | 6 |
| Survey Peak - basal silty | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | limestone, conglomerate, "shale", "shale"/"limestone" | 84 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Westrop S. R. (1986) Trilobites of the Upper Cambrian Sunwaptan Stage, southern Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Palaeontographica Canadiana 3, 1-179 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
