Ashville Formation
| Ashville Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | North America |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Ashville, Manitoba |
The Ashville Formation is a geological formation in Saskatchewan and Manitoba whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
It is geochronologically equivalent to the Lower Colorado Group and the Viking Formation in central Alberta.
Vertebrate paleofauna
Pasquiaornis hardiei - "Hindlimb elements."[2] Pasquiaornis tankei - "Hindlimb elements and quadrate."[2]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- ↑ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 215.
External links
- Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Ashville Formation". Retrieved 2009-03-01.