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Siliciclastic group of marine Ediacaran strata
Signal Hill Group
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Occurrence of the Signal Hill Group in southeastern Newfoundland
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsIn north Avalon:

In south Avalon:

UnderliesAdeyton Group (unconformably)
OverliesSt. John's Group (conformably)
Location
Region Newfoundland
Country Canada

The Signal Hill Group is a siliciclastic Group of marine Ediacaran strata, cropping out in Newfoundland, in the eastern Bonavista Peninsula and the eastern Avalon peninsula.

It corresponds temporally to the Musgravetown Group further west.

References

  1. ^ A. F. King, S. P. Colman-Sadd; J. P. Hayes (eds.), GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND (parts of 1K, 1L, 1M, 1N and 2C) Map 88-01 (Digital reproduction) (PDF)
  2. ^ O’Brien, S.J.; King, A.F. "LATE NEOPROTEROZOIC (EDIACARAN) STRATIGRAPHY OF AVALON ZONE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS, BONAVISTA PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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