The distribution and possible biostratigraphic significance of the ichnogenus Oldhamia in the shales of the Blow Me Down Brook Formation, western Newfoundland

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Lindholm, Rosanne M., Casey, John F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1990
• Subjects: Blow Me Down; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e90-137; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e90-137

The Blow Me Down Brook Formation is a siliciclastic unit in the Humber Arm allochthon of western Newfoundland that was deposited on the ancient North American continental slope and rise during the early stages of the development of the Iapetus Ocean. This unit consists primarily of sand-rich turbidi...