The Fosters Point Formation is a Cambrian limestone
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
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native En ...
and
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
.
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 ...
.
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nova Scotia
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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{{Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Canada
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territo ...
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Cambrian Nova Scotia
Cambrian south paleopolar deposits
Cambrian Newfoundland and Labrador
Geologic formations of Nova Scotia
Geologic formations of Newfoundland and Labrador
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