Fortune Head is a headland located about 1.6 km (0.99 mi) from the town of Fortune on the Burin Peninsula, southeastern Newfoundland.
A 140 m (460 ft) thick section of rock along its cliffs is designated the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (or GSSP) representing the boundary between the Precambrian era and the Cambrian period, 541.0 ± 1.0 million years ago. Because of its accessibility and abundance of fossils, Fortune Head was selected in 1992 over similar rock sections in Siberia, Russia, and Meischucum, China.
Read more about Fortune Head: Fortune Head Ecological Reserve, Geology, Fossils
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