Saffordophyllum and evidence for thrusting in the Cobbs Arm sequence, Newfoundland

A new occurrence of the tabulate coral Saffordophyllum is described from turbidites in the Cobbs Arm sequence of Notre Dame Bay. The age of the fossil is interpreted as Ashgillian, and its presence indicates repetition in the stratigraphic column. The repetition is explained by postulating a thrust,...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Authors: Williams, P. F., Noble, J. P. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e86-119
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e86-119