A chronostratigraphic framework for the rise of the Ediacaran macrobiota: New constraints from Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland

• Published in: GSA Bulletin
• Main Authors: Matthews, JJ, Liu, AG, Yang, C, McIlroy, D, Levell, B, Condon, DJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of America 2020
• Subjects: Mistaken Point; Trepassey; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1130/b35646.1; https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:8891e6c5-3fef-459e-a45d-3a8ab82d4cae

The Conception and St. John’s Groups of southeastern Newfoundland contain some of the oldest known fossils of the Ediacaran macrobiota. The Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve UNESCO World Heritage Site is an internationally recognized locality for such fossils and hosts early evidence for both total...