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St. George - Watts Bight, Canada

GroupSt. George
FormationWatts Bight
Member(s)Lower
Age:485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic
IntervalTremadocian
Lithologyreef rocks, "limestone"
Number of Collections13
Number of Occurrences24

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Green HeadCanadaSt. George - Watts Bight
Green Head mound complexNewfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaSt. George - Watts Bight - Lower
Z2-11Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaSt. George - Watts Bight - Lower
Z2-4Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaSt. George - Watts Bight - Lower
PH-16Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaSt. George - Watts Bight
Eddies Cove WestNewfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaSt. George - Watts Bight

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
St. George - Boat Harbour - Barbace Cove478 - 468 Ma
Ordovician
limestone, lime mudstone/wackestone, packstone/grainstone, "reef rocks", "limestone"/grainstone, packstone/wackestone, grainstone146
St. George - Boat Harbour - Lower485 - 472 Ma
Paleozoic
lime mudstone/wackestone, "reef rocks", grainstone, "limestone"125
St. George - Catoche478 - 468 Ma
Ordovician
limestone, "limestone"/dolomite, lime mudstone/wackestone, dolomite, wackestone/packstone, bindstone339
St. George - Watts Bight - Lower485 - 479 Ma
Paleozoic
limestone6

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Thalassinoides sp.
genus
6Thalassinoides485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Symphysurina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : Symphysurina485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Hystricurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Aulacopleurida : Hystricuridae : Hystricurus485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Millardicurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Aulacopleurida : Hystricuridae : Millardicurus485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Parahystricurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Aulacopleurida : Hystricuridae : Parahystricurus485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Finkelnburgia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Finkelnburgiidae : Finkelnburgia485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Lichenaria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lichenariidae : Lichenaria485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Ecculiomphalus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalidae : Ecculiomphalus485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Lecanospira sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Ophiletidae : Lecanospira485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Ophileta supraplana
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Raphistomatidae : Ophileta : Ophileta supraplana485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Euconia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sinuopeidae : Euconia485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Pulchrilamina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Pulchrilaminidae : Pulchrilamina485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Renalcis sp.
genus
6Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Renalcis485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic

References

Boyce W. D., Stouge S. (1997) Trilobite and Conodont Biostratigraphy of the St. George Group, Eddies Cove west area, Western Newfoundland, Current Research 97 1, 183-200
Knight I., Azmy K., et al (2008) Tremadocian carbonate rocks of the Lower St. George Group, Port au Port Peninsula, western Newfoundland: lithostratigraphic setting of diagenetic, isotopic and geochemistry studies, Current Research. Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey Report 08 1, 115-149
Boyce W. D., McCobb L. M. E., et al (2011) Stratigraphic studies of the Watts Bight Formation (St. George Group), Port au Port Peninsula, Western Newfoundland, Current Research 11 1, 215-240
Boyce W. D., McCobb L. M. E., et al (2013) Continuing Stratigraphic and Trilobite Studies of the Watts Bight Formation (St. George Group), Port au Port Peninsula, Western Newfoundland, Current Research 13 1, 205-222
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