Mall Bay Formation

Mall Bay Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
TypeFormation
Unit ofConception Group
UnderliesGaskiers Formation[1]
Lithology
PrimarySiliciclastic siltstones
Location
Region Newfoundland
Country Canada

Outcrop distribution on Avalon peninsula, Newfoundland

The Mall Bay Formation is an Ediacaran formation, cropping out in Newfoundland and possibly elsewhere. It is part of the Conception Group, underlying the Gaskiers Formation.[1]

  1. ^ a b 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]