Verulam Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Simcoe Group Trenton Group |
Sub-units | Cystid Beds |
Underlies | Lindsay Formation Cobourg Formation |
Overlies | Bobcaygeon Formation Kirkfield Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Mudstone, shale, siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44°36′N 79°06′W / 44.6°N 79.1°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°54′S 52°06′W / 23.9°S 52.1°W |
Region | Ontario |
Country | Canada |
Type section | |
Named by | B.A Liberty |
Year defined | 1955 |
The Verulam Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte in Ontario, Canada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Katian stage of the Ordovician period, or Shermanian to Chatfieldian in the regional stratigraphy.[1]