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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nova Scotia

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This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Group or Formation Period Notes
Abenaki Formation Cretaceous, Jurassic
Arbuckle Brook Formation Cambrian
Arisaig Group/Doctors Brook Formation Silurian
Beechhill Cove Formation Silurian
Brigus Formation Cambrian
Canso Formation Carboniferous
Champlain Clay Formation Canada
Chapel Island Formation Cambrian
Cumberland Formation Carboniferous
Cumberland Group/Joggins Formation Carboniferous
Cumberland Group/Port Hood Formation Carboniferous
Cuslett Formation Cambrian
Doctors Brook Formation Silurian
Fosters Point Formation Cambrian
French River Formation Silurian
Fundy Group/Blomidon Formation Triassic
Fundy Group/McCoy Brook Formation Jurassic
Fundy Group/Wolfville Formation Triassic
Horton Formation Carboniferous
Horton Group/Cheverie Formation Carboniferous
Horton Group/Horton Bluff Formation Carboniferous
Horton Group/Horton Bluff Formation Carboniferous
Knoydart Formation Devonian
Mabou Formation Carboniferous
Mabou Group/Parrsboro Formation Carboniferous
Morien Formation Carboniferous
Moydart Formation Silurian
Pictou Formation Carboniferous
Pictou Formation Carboniferous
Riversdale Formation Carboniferous
Riversdale Group/Joggins Formation Carboniferous
Ross Brook Formation Silurian
Ross Point Formation Silurian
Stellarton Formation Carboniferous
Stonehouse Formation Silurian
Windsor Formation Carboniferous

See also

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References

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  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.