Elephant Canyon Formation

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Elephant Canyon Formation
Stratigraphic range: Permian
TypeFormation
Unit ofCutler Group[1]
UnderliesCedar Mesa Sandstone[2]
OverliesUnconformity on the Pennsylvanian Honaker Trail Formation [2]
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherLimestone, siltstone, shale[2]
Location
RegionUtah: Paradox basin[1]
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forType section: Elephant Canyon, secs. 4 and 9, T. 30 S., R. 19 E., San Juan County, Utah[1]
Named byBaars, D. L., 1962[1]

The Elephant Canyon Formation is the basal Permian geologic formation of the Cutler Group overlying an unconformity on the Pennsylvanian Honaker Trail Formation in the Paradox Basin of southern Utah.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b c d e Elephant Canyon of Cutler Group, USGS
  2. ^ a b c d Rock Sequence of the Canyonlands Area
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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