Haslam Formation
| Haslam Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Nanaimo Group |
| Underlies | Extension Formation |
| Overlies | Comox Formation |
| Area | SE margin of Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands |
| Location | |
| Region | Vancouver Island |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Haslam Creek |
The Haslam Formation is a black shale geologic formation exposed on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada. It preserves primarily marine fossils dating back to the Santonian age of the late Cretaceous period, including specimens of the elasmosaurid Traskasaura.[1][2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ O'Keefe, F. Robin; Armour Smith, Elliott; Clark, Robert O.; Otero, Rodrigo A.; Perella, Anna; Trask, Patrick (2025-12-31). "A name for the Provincial Fossil of British Columbia: a strange new elasmosaur taxon from the Santonian of Vancouver Island". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 23 (1). doi:10.1080/14772019.2025.2489938. ISSN 1477-2019.
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