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Indian Point Formation

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335: 278: 307: 342: 314: 433:, developed as a synsedimentary normal fault in the Late Silurian, based on the presence of polymictic conglomerate beds in a thickened Indian Point section east of the fault. Post-Early Devonian ( 515: 482: 618: 334: 583: 598: 578: 306: 608: 623: 564:, in A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian, pp. 106–136 603: 531: 184: 230: 191: 613: 493: 430: 127: 588: 117: 415: 165: 293: 593: 368: 398:
The Indian Point Formation comprises thin- to thick-bedded, locally fossiliferous, calcareous
487: 387: 434: 455: 223: 572: 422: 172: 67: 24: 380: 28: 437:) orogenic events have produced open to close folds with northeast-trending axes. 535: 519: 469: 407: 150: 42: 87: 52: 245: 232: 206: 193: 426: 411: 403: 399: 161: 146: 142: 92: 36: 384: 82: 77: 62: 57: 47: 532:
Eurypterid-associated biota of Indian Point Fmn. in Gaspe National Park
376: 97: 72: 425:. The Indian Point Formation is conformably overlain by within-plate 372: 283: 265: 419: 169: 445:
The following fossils were reported from the formation:
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mafic to intermediate flows and flow breccias of the
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Quebec
289: 271: 261: 222: 183: 178: 156: 138: 133: 123: 113: 18: 562:Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids 341: 313: 8: 15: 619:Silurian southern paleotemperate deposits 505: 496:, Silurian impact structure in Quebec 7: 511: 509: 14: 490:, Silurian Lagerstätte in Ontario 584:Silurian System of North America 340: 333: 312: 305: 276: 349:Indian Point Formation (Quebec) 321:Indian Point Formation (Canada) 599:Sandstone formations of Canada 431:Archibald Settlement Formation 128:Archibald Settlement Formation 1: 579:Geologic formations of Quebec 224:Approximate paleocoordinates 494:Charlevoix impact structure 640: 299: 23: 609:Conglomerate formations 560:Plotnick, R. E (1999), 410:, and minor biostromal 624:Paleontology in Quebec 516:Indian Point Formation 418:, red siltstones, and 365:Indian Point Formation 19:Indian Point Formation 604:Siltstone formations 470:Monograptus nilssoni 379:dating back to the 294:Gaspe National Park 242: /  203: /  25:Stratigraphic range 614:Silurian volcanism 456:Waeringopterus sp. 369:geologic formation 352:Show map of Quebec 324:Show map of Canada 361: 360: 631: 565: 548: 545: 539: 529: 523: 513: 488:Bertie Formation 353: 344: 343: 337: 325: 316: 315: 309: 282: 280: 279: 257: 256: 254: 253: 252: 247: 243: 240: 239: 238: 235: 218: 217: 215: 214: 213: 208: 204: 201: 200: 199: 196: 109: 39: 16: 639: 638: 634: 633: 632: 630: 629: 628: 589:Silurian Quebec 569: 568: 559: 556: 551: 546: 542: 530: 526: 514: 507: 503: 479: 465: 451: 443: 402:, fine-grained 396: 375:. It preserves 357: 356: 355: 354: 351: 350: 347: 346: 345: 328: 327: 326: 323: 322: 319: 318: 317: 277: 275: 250: 248: 244: 241: 236: 233: 231: 229: 228: 211: 209: 205: 202: 197: 194: 192: 190: 189: 108: 107: 106: 105: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 55: 50: 45: 34: 33: 31: 12: 11: 5: 637: 635: 627: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 571: 570: 567: 566: 555: 552: 550: 549: 547:Plotnick, 1999 540: 524: 504: 502: 499: 498: 497: 491: 485: 478: 475: 474: 473: 464: 461: 460: 459: 450: 447: 442: 441:Fossil content 439: 423:volcanic rocks 395: 392: 359: 358: 348: 339: 338: 332: 331: 330: 329: 320: 311: 310: 304: 303: 302: 301: 300: 297: 296: 291: 287: 286: 273: 269: 268: 263: 259: 258: 226: 220: 219: 187: 181: 180: 176: 175: 158: 154: 153: 140: 136: 135: 131: 130: 125: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 103: 102: 101: 96: 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 56: 51: 46: 41: 40: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 636: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 576: 574: 563: 558: 557: 553: 544: 541: 537: 533: 528: 525: 521: 517: 512: 510: 506: 500: 495: 492: 489: 486: 484: 481: 480: 476: 472: 471: 467: 466: 463:Pterobranchia 462: 458: 457: 453: 452: 448: 446: 440: 438: 436: 432: 428: 424: 421: 417: 416:conglomerates 413: 409: 405: 401: 393: 391: 389: 386: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 336: 308: 298: 295: 292: 288: 285: 274: 270: 267: 264: 260: 255: 246:26.6°S 29.7°W 227: 225: 221: 216: 207:48.8°N 64.5°W 188: 186: 182: 177: 174: 173:volcanic rock 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 152: 148: 144: 141: 137: 132: 129: 126: 122: 119: 116: 112: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 64: 59: 54: 49: 44: 38: 35:423–419  30: 26: 22: 17: 594:Ludlow epoch 561: 554:Bibliography 543: 527: 468: 454: 444: 408:calcarenites 397: 381:Ludlow epoch 364: 362: 251:-26.6; -29.7 166:conglomerate 29:Ludlow epoch 536:Fossilworks 520:Fossilworks 449:Eurypterids 394:Description 249: / 212:48.8; -64.5 210: / 185:Coordinates 160:Biostromal 151:calcarenite 573:Categories 501:References 427:tholeiitic 412:limestones 404:sandstones 400:siltstones 162:limestone 147:siltstone 143:Sandstone 134:Lithology 124:Underlies 118:Formation 477:See also 385:Silurian 179:Location 435:Acadian 383:of the 377:fossils 272:Country 237:29°42′W 234:26°36′S 198:64°30′W 195:48°48′N 139:Primary 104:↓ 388:period 373:Quebec 290:Extent 284:Canada 281:  266:Quebec 262:Region 420:mafic 367:is a 170:mafic 157:Other 538:.org 522:.org 363:The 114:Type 43:PreꞒ 534:at 518:at 371:in 575:: 508:^ 414:, 406:, 390:. 168:, 164:, 149:, 145:, 93:Pg 37:Ma 27:: 98:N 88:K 83:J 78:T 73:P 68:C 63:D 58:S 53:O 48:Ꞓ 32:~

Index

Stratigraphic range
Ludlow epoch
Ma
PreꞒ

O
S
D
C
P
T
J
K
Pg
N
Formation
Archibald Settlement Formation
Sandstone
siltstone
calcarenite
limestone
conglomerate
mafic
volcanic rock
Coordinates
48°48′N 64°30′W / 48.8°N 64.5°W / 48.8; -64.5
Approximate paleocoordinates
26°36′S 29°42′W / 26.6°S 29.7°W / -26.6; -29.7
Quebec
Canada

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