Inwood Formation, Manitoba
| Inwood Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Telychian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Interlake Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Other | Halite, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 53°12′N 99°18′W / 53.2°N 99.3°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 10°00′S 51°24′W / 10.0°S 51.4°W |
| Region | Manitoba |
| Country | Canada |
  Inwood Formation, Manitoba (Canada)  Inwood Formation, Manitoba (Manitoba) | |
The Inwood Formation is a geologic formation in Manitoba. The silty and salty dolomites preserve fossils dating back to the Telychian stage of the Silurian period.[1]
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
Trilobites
Ostracods
- Leperditia hisingeri[2]
Strophomenata
Rhynchonellata
- Camarotoechia indianensis[2]
- Hyattidina junea[2]
Gastropods
- Coelocaulus sp.
- Gastropoda indet.[2]
Cephalopods
Stromatoporoidea
Corals
- Amplexoides severnensis[2]
- Asthenophyllum inwoodense[2]
- Favosites cf. niagarensis[2]
- Halysites catenularia[2]
- Neozaphrentis tyrrelli[2]
- Paleofavosites poulseni[2]
- P. transiens[2]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Stearn, C. W (1956), "Stratigraphy and palaeontology of the Interlake Group and Stonewall Formation of Southern Manitoba", Geological Survey of Canada Memoir, 281: 1–16