Rabbitkettle Formation
The Rabbitkettle Formation is a geologic formation in Yukon, comprising thin bedded silty and occasionally siliciclastic limestones deposited in deep (below storm wave base) waters.[2][1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
| Rabbitkettle Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cambrian – Tremadocian[1] | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies |
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| Overlies | Sekwi Formation (unconformably)[2] |
| Thickness | 750 m |
| Location | |
| Region | Yukon |
| Country | Canada |
According to [1] it:
- Starts in the Late Cambrian; ends in late Tremadoc
- reaches 750m in thickness
- transitional slope facies
- Alternation of black calcareous mudstones and grey, burrowed wackestones
References
- http://paleoarchive.com/literature/Bruton1984-07-Barnes-EustaticEventsCanada.pdf
- Pratt, Brian R. (October 1988). "An Ibexian (Early Ordovician) trilobite faunule from the type section of the Rabbitkettle Formation (southern Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories)". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 25 (10): 1595–1607. doi:10.1139/e88-152.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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