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Pictou, Canada
| Group | Pictou |
|---|---|
| Formation(s) | Egmont Bay Hillsborough River Kildare Capes Miminegash |
| Age: | 315 - 299 Ma Carboniferous |
| Interval | Carboniferous |
| Lithology | coal, "shale", "siliciclastic" |
| Number of Collections | 16 |
| Number of Occurrences | 170 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellton | 403 - 392 Ma Devonian | sandstone/siltstone, siltstone, "shale", sandstone/"shale", sandstone/lime mudstone, "shale"/sandstone, "limestone"/sandstone, sandstone/conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone, "siliciclastic" | 77 |
| Gaspe Sandstones | 383 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | sandstone | 4 |
| Pictou - Egmont Bay | 307 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | 5 | |
| Pictou - Hillsborough River | 290 - 279 Ma Permian | 2 | |
| Pictou - Kildare Capes | 299 - 290 Ma Paleozoic | 15 | |
| Pictou - Miminegash | 307 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | 19 |
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!
