Sekwi Formation

The Sekwi Formation is a geologic formation in Northwest Territories. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

Sekwi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Atdabanian[1] (approx.)
↓
; Fallotaspis, Nevadella, and Bonnia-Olenellus trilobite zones[2]
TypeFormation
Underlies
Overlies
Thickness700 m[2]
Location
RegionNorthwest Territories
CountryCanada

It principally comprises shallow water carbonates, but deepens to include mid-shelf mudstones, both calcareous and siliciclastic.[2]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Northwest Territories

References

  1. Dewing, K.; Sharp, R J; Ootes, L; Turner, E C; Gleeson, S. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2006-A4.
  2. RANDELL, ROBERT D.; LIEBERMAN, BRUCE S.; HASIOTIS, STEPHEN T.; POPE, MICHAEL C. (September 2005). "New Chancelloriids From the Early Cambrian Sekwi Formation With a Comment on Chancelloriid Affinities". Journal of Paleontology. 79 (5): 987–996. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079[0987:NCFTEC]2.0.CO;2.


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