Buen Formation
Cambrian Lagerstätte in northern Greenland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Buen Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte in Peary Land, North Greenland. The shale preserves fossils dating back to the Early Cambrian period (Atdabanian in the local timescale, about 520 to 513 Ma).[1]
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Buen Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Cambrian Series 2 (Atdabanian) ~520–513 Ma | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Sirius Passet |
Sub-units | Upper & lower members |
Underlies | Hans Tavsen icecap |
Overlies | Portfjeld Formation |
Thickness | Up to 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Sandstone, shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 83.1°N 33.8°W / 83.1; -33.8 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 22.1°S 49.0°W / -22.1; -49.0 |
Region | Peary Land |
Country | Greenland |
Extent | Franklinian Basin |
Type section | |
Location | Southern Peary Land |
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