Fermeuse Formation

Fermeuse Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
Beds of the Fermeuse Formation near Ferryland, NL; note Aspidella discs
TypeFormation
Unit ofSt John's Group
UnderliesRenews Head Formation
OverliesTrepassey Formation
Thickness1400 m (4,593 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryGray Shale
OtherSandstone, Siltstone
Location
RegionNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada

Occurrence of Fermeuse formation in southeast Newfoundland

The Fermeuse Formation is a fossil-bearing Ediacaran geologic formation in Newfoundland.