Verulam Formation

Verulam Formation
Stratigraphic range: Sandbian to Katian
Outcrop along Kirkfield Rd., Kawartha Lakes.
TypeFormation
Unit ofSimcoe Group
Trenton Group
Sub-unitsCystid Beds
UnderliesLindsay Formation
Cobourg Formation
OverliesBobcaygeon Formation
Kirkfield Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherMudstone, shale, siltstone
Location
Coordinates44°36′N 79°06′W / 44.6°N 79.1°W / 44.6; -79.1
Approximate paleocoordinates23°54′S 52°06′W / 23.9°S 52.1°W / -23.9; -52.1
RegionOntario
Country Canada
Type section
Named byB.A Liberty
Year defined1955
Verulam Formation is located in Canada
Verulam Formation
Verulam Formation
Verulam Formation (Canada)
Verulam Formation is located in Ontario
Verulam Formation
Verulam Formation
Verulam Formation (Ontario)

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]