St. John's Group
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The St John's Group is a fossiliferous shale-dominated Ediacaran geologic group in Newfoundland and Labrador, younger than 565 ± 3 million years ago.[1]
TypeGroup
Unit ofConnecting Point Group
Sub-units[2]
- Renews Head Formation
- Fermeuse Formation
- (Other members?)
- Back Cove Member
- Trepassey Formation
- Port Union Member
- Catalina Member
UnderliesSignal Hill Group[3]
| St John's Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Group |
| Unit of | Connecting Point Group |
| Sub-units | [2]
|
| Underlies | Signal Hill Group[3] |
| Overlies | Conception Group[3] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale[4] |
| Location | |
| Region | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Country | Canada |
Occurrence of St. John's Group in the bedrock of Newfoundland | |
It corresponds to the upper portion of the Connecting Point Group[5]
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