Bobcaygeon Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Ontario}}
{{Infobox rockunit
| name = Bobcaygeon Formation
| image = Bobcaygeon_Formation.jpg
| caption = Bobcaygeon Formation outcropping in Fenelon Falls.
| type = Formation
| age = {{Fossil range|460.9|449|Blackriveran to Trentonian}}
| period = Late Ordovician
| prilithology = Limestone
| otherlithology =
| namedfor = Bobcaygeon
| namedby = B.A. Liberty
| year_ts = 1969
| region = Ontario
| country = Canada
| coordinates =
| unitof = Simcoe Group
| subunits = Three members (units C, D, and E)
| underlies = Verulam Formation
| overlies = Gull River Formation
| thickness = Up to {{Convert|91|m|ft|-1}}
| extent =
| area =
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The Bobcaygeon Formation is a geologic formation in Ontario. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
See also
{{Portal|Earth sciences|Ontario|Paleontology}}
References
- {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}
Category:Ordovician southern paleotemperate deposits
Category:Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits
Category:Geologic formations of Ontario
Category:Limestone formations of Canada
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