The Gaspe Bay Sandstone Group is a
geologic group
Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Eart ...
in
Quebec. It preserves
fossils
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...
dating back to the
Devonian
The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...
period.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Quebec
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Quebec, Canada.
References
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{{Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Canada
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accen ...
References
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Devonian Quebec
Geologic groups of Quebec
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