The Mall Bay Formation is an Ediacaran formation, cropping out in Newfoundland and possibly elsewhere. It is part of the Conception Group, underlying the Gaskiers Formation.[1]

Mall Bay Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
TypeFormation
Unit ofConception Group
UnderliesGaskiers Formation[1]
Lithology
PrimarySiliciclastic siltstones
Location
Region Newfoundland
Country Canada

Outcrop distribution on Avalon peninsula, Newfoundland

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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]