The Inwood Formation is a geologic formation in Manitoba. The silty and salty dolomites preserve fossils dating back to the Telychian stage of the Silurian period.[1]
Inwood Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Telychian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Interlake Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Dolomite |
Other | Halite, siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 53°12′N 99°18′W / 53.2°N 99.3°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 10°00′S 51°24′W / 10.0°S 51.4°W |
Region | Manitoba |
Country | ![]() |
Fossil content
editThe following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
Trilobites
editOstracods
editStrophomenata
editRhynchonellata
editGastropods
editCephalopods
editStromatoporoidea
editCorals
editSee also
editReferences
editBibliography
edit- Stearn, C. W (1956), "Stratigraphy and palaeontology of the Interlake Group and Stonewall Formation of Southern Manitoba", Geological Survey of Canada Memoir, 281: 1–16