Ella Island Formation
The Ella Island Formation is a geologic formation in Greenland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.[1]
| Ella Island Formation Stratigraphic range: Cambrian Series 2-Miaolingian (Botomian-Dyeran) ~516–513 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Hyolithus Creek & Dolomite Point Formations |
| Overlies | Bastion Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Sandstone, shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 74.1°N 23.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 30.8°S 48.9°W |
| Country |  |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Ella Island |
  Ella Island Formation (Greenland) | |
References
- Ella Island Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- M. Stein and J. S. Peel. 2008. Perissopyge (Trilobita) from the lower Cambrian (Series 2, Stage 4) of North America and Greenland. GFF 130:71-78
- C. B. Skovsted. 2006. Small shelly fauna from the upper Lower Cambrian Bastion and Ella Island Formations, North-East Greenland. Journal of Paleontology 80(6):1087-1112
- C. B. Skovsted and L.E. Holmer. 2005. Early Cambrian brachiopods from north-east Greenland. Palaeontology 48(2):325-345
- C. Skovsted. 2003. Mobergellans (Problematica) from the Cambrian of Greenland, Siberia and Kazakhstan. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 77(2):429-443
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