Schrader Bluff Formation

The Schrader Bluff Formation is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period,[4]

Schrader Bluff Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous[1]
TypeFormation
UnderliesPrince Creek Formation[2]
OverliesTuluvak Formation[2]
Location
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forSchrader Bluff on the Anaktuvuk River[3]
Named byGeorge Gryc, et al[3]

Fossil remains include Inoceramus and Scaphites.[5]

Originally named by George Gryc and others as the marine formation of the Colville Group (abandoned).[3]

See also

References
  1. Dolores A. Van Der Kolk; Peter P. Flaig; Stephen T. Hasiotis (August 2015), "Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of A Late Cretaceous, Muddy, River-Dominated Polar Deltaic System: Schrader Bluff–Prince Creek Formation Transition, Shivugak Bluffs, North Slope of Alaska, U.S.A", Journal of Sedimentary Research, 85 (8), Bibcode:2015JSedR..85..903V, doi:10.2110/JSR.2015.58, Wikidata Q66780981
  2. Charles G. Mull; David W. Houseknecht; Kenneth J. Bird (2003), "Revised Cretaceous and Tertiary stratigraphic nomenclature in the Colville Basin, Northern Alaska", Professional Paper, 1673, doi:10.3133/PP1673, Wikidata Q57842432
  3. George Gryc; W.W. Patton, Jr.; T.G. Payne (May 1951), "Present Cretaceous stratigraphic nomenclature of northern Alaska", Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 41 (5), JSTOR 24531235, Wikidata Q66783461
  4. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. George Gryc; W.W. Patton, Jr.; T.G. Payne (May 1951), "Present Cretaceous stratigraphic nomenclature of northern Alaska", Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 41 (5), JSTOR 24531235, Wikidata Q66783461


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