Brothers Peak Formation

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Brothers Peak Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian- Early Maastrichtian
Type Formation
Location
Region British Columbia
Country Canada

The Brothers Peak Formation is a geologic formation in British Columbia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. An unnamed pachycephalosaurin is known from the formation. [1]

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References

  1. Reid, Ian J. (2016). "A review of dinosaurian body fossils from British Columbia, Canada". PeerJ Preprints. doi: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.1369v3 .