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Inwood Formation, Manitoba

Coordinates: 53°12′N 99°18′W / 53.2°N 99.3°W / 53.2; -99.3
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Inwood Formation
Stratigraphic range: Telychian
~436–433 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofInterlake Group
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
OtherHalite, siltstone
Location
Coordinates53°12′N 99°18′W / 53.2°N 99.3°W / 53.2; -99.3
Approximate paleocoordinates10°00′S 51°24′W / 10.0°S 51.4°W / -10.0; -51.4
RegionManitoba
Country Canada
Inwood Formation, Manitoba is located in Canada
Inwood Formation, Manitoba
Inwood Formation, Manitoba
Inwood Formation, Manitoba (Canada)
Inwood Formation, Manitoba is located in Manitoba
Inwood Formation, Manitoba
Inwood Formation, Manitoba
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

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The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]

Trilobites

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Ostracods

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Strophomenata

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Rhynchonellata

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Gastropods

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Cephalopods

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Stromatoporoidea

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Corals

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Inwood Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Stearn, 1956

Bibliography

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  • 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