Goat Island Formation
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| Goat Island Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Silurian | |
| File:Medusaegraptus mirabilis (fossil green algae) (Goat Island Formation, Upper Silurian; Lafarge Gasport Quarry, New York State, USA) 3.jpg Algae fossil from the Goat Island Formation (New York State) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Ontario, New York (state) |
| Country | Canada, United States |
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The Goat Island Formation is a geologic formation within the Appalachian Basin. It is one of the formations that make up the Lockport Group of the Silurian period.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Goat Island, USGS, National Geologic Map Database, Geolex — Unit Summary