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PHANTOM CREEK FORMATION Latitude and Longitude:

53°24′N 132°18′W / 53.4°N 132.3°W / 53.4; -132.3
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Phantom Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Toarcian
~183–175  Ma
Type Formation
Unit of Maude Group
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Location
Coordinates 53°24′N 132°18′W / 53.4°N 132.3°W / 53.4; -132.3
Approximate paleocoordinates 4°12′N 126°24′W / 4.2°N 126.4°W / 4.2; -126.4
Region British Columbia
Country  Canada
Extent Queen Charlotte Islands
Phantom Creek Formation is located in Canada
Phantom Creek Formation
Phantom Creek Formation (Canada)
Phantom Creek Formation is located in British Columbia
Phantom Creek Formation
Phantom Creek Formation (British Columbia)

The Phantom Creek Formation is a geologic formation of the Maude Group in British Columbia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Jurassic period. [1]

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Further reading

  • E.S. Carter, B.E.B. Cameron, and P.L. Smith. 1988. Lower and Middle Jurassic radiolarian biostratigraphy and systematic paleontology, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 386:1-109