Orby Head Formation Explained

Orby Head Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Artinskian ~
Period:	Artinskian
Region:	Prince Edward Island
Coordinates:	46.6°N -63.4°W
Paleocoordinates:	2.8°N 0.1°W
Unitof:	Pictou Group

The Orby Head Formation is a geologic formation in Prince Edward Island. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.^[1]

Fossil content

• Dimetrodon borealis

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Prince Edward Island

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=Pictou&formation=Orby%20Head&group_formation_member=Orby%20Head Orby Head Formation