The Coumiac 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
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
. 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 ...
dated 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, w ...
period.
The
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the
Famennian Stage of the Devonian is located at Coumiac quarry () near
Cessenon-sur-Orb
Cessenon-sur-Orb (, literally ''Cessenon on Orb''; oc, Cecenon) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also co ...
.
See also
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References
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Devonian France
Devonian southern paleotemperate deposits
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