Haslam Formation

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Haslam Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
TypeFormation
Unit ofNanaimo Group
UnderliesExtension Formation
OverliesComox Formation
AreaSE margin of Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands
Location
RegionVancouver Island
CountryCanada
Type section
Named forHaslam Creek

The Haslam Formation is a black shale geologic formation exposed on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada. It preserves primarily marine fossils dating back to the Santonian Epoch of the Cretaceous period.

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  • 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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