| Manuels River Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle Cambrian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Harcourt Group |
| Underlies | Elliott's Cove Formation |
| Overlies | Chamberlains Brook Formation |
| Thickness | 27.5 m (90 ft) (Random Island) |
| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
Manuels River Formation is a Middle Cambrian (Drumian) geological formation cropping out in the Random Island area of Newfoundland and elsewhere?. Its black/dark brown, finely laminated mudstones and thicker-bedded siltstones are occasionally interrupted by thin yellowish silty limestone horizons.
Fossil content
Recorded fossils include Clarella venusta (Billings, 1872) and Mawddachites hicksii (Salter, 1864).
See also
References
- ^ Normore, L. S. 2012: GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOM ISLAND MAP AREA (Nts 2C/04), Newfoundland. Current Research (2012) Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Report 12-:121–145.
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