Drook Formation

Drook Formation
Stratigraphic range: 575 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ (Ediacaran)
Type	Formation
Unit of	Conception Group^[1]
Underlies	Briscal Formation
Overlies	Gaskiers Formation^[1]
Location
Region	Newfoundland and Labrador
Country	Canada

The Drook Formation is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. It contains a stratum dated to 575.8 ± 0.5 million years ago.^[1]

See also

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c 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).^{[dead link]}

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