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Chapel Island, Canada
| Formation | Chapel Island |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | 4 5 |
| Age: | 530 - 516 Ma Cambrian |
| Interval | Placentian |
| Lithology | sandstone, "limestone", mudstone, "limestone"/packstone |
| Number of Collections | 38 |
| Number of Occurrences | 106 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| LDC-220 | Canada | Chapel Island - 5 |
| Arisaig 1-1 | Antigonish Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | Chapel Island |
| LDC-135.0 | Canada | Chapel Island |
| LDC-156.5 | Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | Chapel Island |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle Brook | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | conglomerate, conglomerate/mudstone | 10 |
| Beechhill Cove | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | sandstone, sandstone/siltstone, mudstone, mudstone/siltstone | 120 |
| Chapel Island - 4 | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian | limestone, mudstone | 11 |
| Chapel Island - 5 | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian | limestone | 12 |
| Knoydart | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | sandstone/"shale" | 9 |
| Moydart | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian | 5 | |
| Ross Brook | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | siltstone | 37 |
| Ross Brook - middle | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | shale | 176 |
| Ross Point | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | siltstone | 119 |
| Ross Point - upper | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | siltstone | 50 |
| Stonehouse | 423 - 392 Ma Paleozoic | siltstone/"shale", "siliciclastic", sandstone, "shale"/"limestone" | 39 |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
