Orby Head Formation
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| name = Orby Head Formation
| image = Centipede(?) Fossil in Rock, Orby Head, PEI (19395883745).jpg
| caption = Fossil in rock from Orby Head Formation
| type = Formation
| age = Artinskian
~{{fossil range|290.1|283.5}}
| period = Artinskian
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| region = Prince Edward Island
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|46.6|N|63.4|W|display=inline,title}}
| paleocoordinates = {{coord|2.8|N|0.1|E|display=inline}}
| unitof = Pictou Group
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| width = 250
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| lat_deg = 46.6
| lon_deg = -63.4
| mark = Red pog.svg
| marksize = 10
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The Orby Head Formation is a geologic formation in Prince Edward Island. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Pictou&formation=Orby%20Head&group_formation_member=Orby%20Head Orby Head Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Fossil content
See also
References
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Category:Geologic formations of Canada
Category:Permian Prince Edward Island
Category:Permian northern paleotropical deposits
Category:Paleontology in Prince Edward Island
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