The Mikkwa Formation is a
geologic formation in
Alberta. 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 Alberta
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alberta, Canada.
References
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* Glass, D.J. (editor) 1997. Lexicon of Canadian Stratigraphy, vol. 4, Western Canada including eastern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and southe ...
References
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Devonian Alberta
Devonian southern paleotropical deposits
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