Pissot Formation
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The Pissot Formation is a geologic formation in the Armorican Massif of Normandy, northwestern France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Darriwilian to Sandbian (Dobrotivian in the regional stratigraphy) stages of the Ordovician period.[1]
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Pissot Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Darriwilian-Sandbian (Dobrotivian) ~461–457.5 Ma | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 49.0°N 1.0°W / 49.0; -1.0 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 66.9°S 72.2°E / -66.9; 72.2 |
Region | Orne |
Country | France |
Extent | Armorican Massif |
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