Ustʹ Pinega Formation

Ustʹ Pinega Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
TypeGeological Formation
Sub-unitsTamitsa, Lyamtsa, Arkhangelsk, Verkhovka, Syuzma, Vaizitsa and Zimnegory Subformations
UnderliesMezen Formation
Overliesdifferent Archean and Proterozoic rocks
Thickness>751 m
Lithology
PrimaryArgillite
OtherSandstone, Siltstone, Clay
Location
Coordinates64°09′00″N 41°56′00″E / 64.15000°N 41.93333°E / 64.15000; 41.93333
RegionArkhangelsk Oblast, Vologda Oblast, Kirov Oblast, Komi Republic, Republic of Karelia
CountryRussia
Extent>970 km
Type section
Named forUst-Pinega
Ustʹ Pinega Formation (Russia)
Ustʹ Pinega Formation (Arkhangelsk Oblast)

The Ustʹ Pinega Formation is an Upper Ediacaran geological formation in northwestern Russia. It spans from around 575 Ma to 550 Ma and contains fossils of the Ediacaran biota throughout its sequence.

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