Bonnet Plume Formation

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Bonnet Plume Formation
Type Geological formation
Thicknessat least 1500m
Location
Region Yukon
Country Canada
Type section
Named for Bonnet 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, including hadrosaurs [2] and ornithopods, [3] are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Williams, G. K. (1988). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1742. Natural Resources Canada. pp. 39–40.
  2. ↑ Rouse, Glenn E.; Srivastava, Satish K. (1972-09-01). "Palynological Zonation of Cretaceous and Early Tertiary Rocks of the Bonnet Plume Formation Northeastern Yukon, Canada" . Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 9 (9): 1163–1179. doi:10.1139/e72-101. ISSN   0008-4077.
  3. ↑ Evans, David C.; Vavrek, Matthew J.; Braman, Dennis R.; Campione, Nicolás E.; Dececchi, T. Alexander; Zazula, Grant D. (February 2012). "Vertebrate fossils (Dinosauria) from the Bonnet Plume Formation, Yukon Territory, Canada" . Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 49 (2): 396–411. doi:10.1139/e11-064. ISSN   0008-4077.
  4. ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

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