Eastern Laurentia margin: Franklinian Basin, Ellesmerian Orogen Uplift, Caledonide Orogen uplift
68Columns
18
Packages
67
Units
139
Age
4,031–27.3 Ma
(4 Gyr)Area
324,742 km²
Max thickness
9,730 m
Lithologies8
Environments6
References
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