| Mistaken Point Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: (Ediacaran) | |
 | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Conception Group[1] |
| Underlies | Trepassey Formation[2] |
| Overlies | Drook Formation[2] |
| Location | |
| Region |  Newfoundland |
| Country |  Canada |
 Outcrop occurrence of the Mistaken Point formation in southeast Newfoundland | |
The Mistaken Point Formation[3] is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is recognized as a Lagerstätte preserving fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. It contains a stratum dated to 565 ± 3 million years ago.
- ^ 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]
- ^ a b "Newfoundland and Labrador Geoscience Atlas". geoatlas.gov.nl.ca.
- ^ Williams, H.; King, A.F (1979). Trepassey map area, Newfoundland (Report). Geological Survey of Canada.