Redmond Formation


The Redmond Formation is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador. It preserves fossils dating back to the mid-Cretaceous. It was a thin and restricted unit traced for in a single mine in Labrador, overlying Paleoproterozoic rocks, with large amounts of rubble, probably as a result of graben subsidence within the Labrador Trough. Argillite facies within the formation have produced a diverse flora and insect assemblage.

Fossil content

Animals

[Mesoraphidiidae]

  • ''Alloraphidia dorfi''

Ephemeroptera">Mayfly">Ephemeroptera

Alatuscapillus icarusCruscolli sheppardae
  • ''Protoligoneuria borealis''

Palaeoleontidae">Antlion">Palaeoleontidae

  • ''Palaeoleon ferrogeneticus''

Susumaniidae

  • ''Palaeopteron complexum''

Coleoptera">Beetle">Coleoptera

Labradorocoleidae

  • ''Labradorocoleus carpenteri''

[Cupedidae]

[Tettigarctidae]

  • ''Maculaferrum blaisi''

[Dictyoptera]

Cretatermes carpenteriLabradormantis ''guilbaulti''

Plants

Andromeda sp.
  • * A. novaecaesarae
  • * A. parlatorii
  • ‘Aralia’ groenlandicaAraliopsoides cretaceaCelastrophyllum sp.
  • * C. albaedomus
  • * C. brittonianum
  • Cissites sp.
  • Crassidenticulum sp.
  • Daphnophyllum dakotense
  • ‘Densinervum’ kauli
  • Dicotylophyllum sp.
  • Diospyros primaeva
  • Dryandroides lanceolata
  • Dryandroides sp.
  • Ficus berthoudi
  • Liriodendron simplex
  • Liriodendropsis simplex
  • Magnolia
  • *Magnolia sp.
  • *Magnolia amplifolia
  • Menispermites sp.
  • *M. obtusiloba
  • *M. trilobatus
  • Platanus sp.
  • *P. heerii
  • *P. shirleyensis
  • Salix newberryana
  • Sassafras acutilobum
  • ''‘Sterculia’ lugubris''