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The Ferryland Head Formation is an
Ediacaran The Ediacaran ( ) is a geological period of the Neoproterozoic geologic era, Era that spans 96 million years from the end of the Cryogenian Period at 635 Million years ago, Mya to the beginning of the Cambrian Period at 538.8 Mya. It is the last ...
formation Formation may refer to: Linguistics * Back-formation, the process of creating a new lexeme by removing or affixes * Word formation, the creation of a new word by adding affixes Mathematics and science * Cave formation or speleothem, a secondary ...
cropping out in
Newfoundland 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 population ...
. It mostly consists of gray sandstones, with minor conglomerates. It has only one member, the High Rocks Member, which consists of shales and red bedded sandstone.


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{{Canada-geologic-formation-stub Ediacaran Newfoundland and Labrador Geologic formations of Newfoundland and Labrador Sandstone formations of Canada Conglomerate formations of Canada Shale formations of Canada