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Gascons, Canada
| Formation | Gascons |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | Lower |
| Age: | 425 - 419 Ma Paleozoic |
| Interval | Silurian |
| Lithology | sandstone, "limestone" |
| Number of Collections | 7 |
| Number of Occurrences | 46 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ristigouche | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | 9 | |
| Gascons - Lower | 425 - 423 Ma Silurian | limestone | 19 |
| Mann | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | 17 | |
| West Point | 433 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | 21 | |
| Chaleurs - Anse a Pierre-Loiselle | 439 - 423 Ma Silurian | mudstone/sandstone, mudstone, "shale"/"limestone" | 88 |
| Chaleurs - Anse Cascon | 441 - 423 Ma Silurian | sandstone/mudstone | 50 |
| Chaleurs - Clemville | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | siltstone/sandstone, mudstone, siltstone/mudstone | 73 |
| Chaleurs - La Vieille | 439 - 431 Ma Silurian | limestone, "limestone"/sandstone, "carbonate", "shale", "limestone"/"shale" | 203 |
| Chaleurs - Weir | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | sandstone/mudstone, sandstone/siltstone | 52 |
| Honorat | 450 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | sandstone, "shale"/dolomite, "shale" | 12 |
| Matapedia | 450 - 433 Ma Paleozoic | siltstone/"shale", lime mudstone, packstone/mudstone | 86 |
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!
