Croisaphuill Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Scotland}}

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| name = Croisaphuill Formation

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| type = Formation

| age = Ordovician (Tulean)
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| period = Floian

| prilithology = Limestone

| otherlithology = Chert

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| region = Scotland

| country = United Kingdom

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| unitof = Durness Group

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The Croisaphuill Formation is a geological formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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= Further reading =

  • D.H. Evans. 2011. The Lower Ordovician cephalopod faunas of the Durness Group, North-West Scotland. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society, London 165:1-131

Category:Geologic formations of Scotland

Category:Ordovician System of Europe

Category:Ordovician Scotland

Category:Ordovician northern paleotemperate deposits

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