Isachsen Formation
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| Isachsen Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Aptian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Walker Island Member |
| Overlies | Christopher Formation |
| Location | |
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| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Northwest Territories, Nunavut |
| Country | Canada |
Isachsen Formation (Canada) Isachsen Formation (Nunavut) | |
The Isachsen Formation is a geologic formation in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It preserves fossils of Polycotylidae indet., dating back to the Aptian stage of the Cretaceous period.
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Northwest Territories
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nunavut
References
[edit | edit source]Further reading
[edit | edit source]- M. J. Vavrek, B. C. Wilhelm, E. E. Maxwell and H. C. E. Larsson. 2014. Arctic plesiosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of Melville Island, Nunavut, Canada. Cretaceous Research 50:273-281
External links
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Categories:
- Geologic formations of the Northwest Territories
- Geologic formations of Nunavut
- Cretaceous Northwest Territories
- Cretaceous Nunavut
- Aptian Stage
- Fluvial deposits
- Paleontology in the Northwest Territories
- Paleontology in Nunavut
- Sandstone formations of Canada
- Conglomerate formations of Canada
- Shale formations of Canada
- Coal formations
- Cretaceous stubs
- Canadian geologic formation stubs
- Northwest Territories geology stubs
- Nunavut geology stubs