Earth:Bonnet Plume Formation

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Bonnet Plume Formation
TypeGeological formation
Thicknessat least 1500m
Location
RegionYukon
CountryCanada
Type section
Named forBonnet Plume River[1]

The Bonnet Plume Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Canada 's Yukon territory.[1] The thickness of the formation is known to be at least 1500 metres.[1] The formation is composed of sedimentary rocks including conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone and coal.[1]

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Williams, G. K. (1988). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1742. Natural Resources Canada. pp. 39–40. https://books.google.com/books?id=kfYU_cZLFiAC&pg=PA39. 
  2. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils