Elephant Canyon Formation
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| Elephant Canyon Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Permian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Cutler Group[1] |
| Underlies | Cedar Mesa Sandstone[2] |
| Overlies | Unconformity on the Pennsylvanian Honaker Trail Formation [2] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Limestone, siltstone, shale[2] |
| Location | |
| Region | Utah: Paradox basin[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Type section: Elephant Canyon, secs. 4 and 9, T. 30 S., R. 19 E., San Juan County, Utah[1] |
| Named by | Baars, D. L., 1962[1] |
The Elephant Canyon Formation is the basal Permian geologic formation of the Cutler Group overlying an unconformity on the Pennsylvanian Honaker Trail Formation in the Paradox Basin of southern Utah.[1][2]
See also
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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