Earth:Pissot Formation

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Pissot Formation
Stratigraphic range: Darriwilian-Sandbian (Dobrotivian)
~461–457.5 Ma
Geologic map Armorican Massif EN.svg
Geologic map of the Armorican Massif
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 49°00′N 1°00′W / 49.0°N 1.0°W / 49.0; -1.0
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 66°54′S 72°12′E / 66.9°S 72.2°E / -66.9; 72.2
RegionOrne
Country France
ExtentArmorican Massif
Pissot Formation is located in France
Pissot Formation
Pissot Formation (France)
Pissot Formation is located in Normandy
Pissot Formation
Pissot Formation (Normandy)

The Pissot Formation is a geologic formation in the Armorican Massif of Normandy, northwestern France . It preserves fossils dating back to the Darriwilian to Sandbian (Dobrotivian in the regional stratigraphy) stages of the Ordovician period.[1]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1][2][3]

Trilobites

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in France

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pissot Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Henry, 1980
  3. Henry & Romano, 1978

Bibliography

  • J.-L. Henry. 1980. Trilobites ordoviciens du Massif armoricain. Mémoires de la Société Géologique et Minéralogique de Bretagne 22:1-250
  • J. L. Henry and M. Romano. 1978. Le genre Dionide Barrande, 1847 (Trilobite) dans l'Ordovicien du Massif Armoricain et du Portugal. Géobios 11(3):327-343