The Green Point Formation is a
geologic formation
A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...
in
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...
. 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 ...
dating back to the
Ordovician
The Ordovician ( ) is a geologic period and System (geology), system, the second of six periods of the Paleozoic Era (geology), Era, and the second of twelve periods of the Phanerozoic Eon (geology), Eon. The Ordovician spans 41.6 million years f ...
period.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
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Ordovician Newfoundland and Labrador
Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits
Ordovician southern paleotemperate deposits
Geologic formations of Newfoundland and Labrador
Limestone formations of Canada
Shale formations of Canada
Conglomerate formations of Canada
Siltstone formations of Canada
Chert formations
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