Ingta Formation

Ingta Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran–Lower Cambrian[1] (?)
TypeGeological formation
Thicknessup to 312 metres (1,020 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryInterbedded Shale & Sandstone
OtherSubordinate limestone units
Location
Country Canada

The Ingta Formation is a geological unit containing green sandstones and shales; it crops out in the Canadian Mackenzie Mountains.[2] Its age is poorly constrained, though it straddles the Precambrian/Cambrian boundary.[1] Below the boundary its ichnofauna comprises subhorizontal Planolites burrows; above it, Phycodes burrows immediately appear, with Nemakit-Daldyn SSFs appearing soon after.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Narbonne, G.; Aitken, J. (1995). "Neoproterozoic of the Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern Canada". Precambrian Research. 73 (1–4): 101–121. doi:10.1016/0301-9268(94)00073-Z.
  2. ^ Baudet, D.; Aitken, J. D.; Vanguestaine, M. (1989). "Palynology of uppermost Proterozoic and lowermost Cambrian formations, central Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern Canada". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 26 (1): 129–148. Bibcode:1989CaJES..26..129B. doi:10.1139/e89-011.