| Dunvegan Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian ~ | |
 An outcrop of the Dunvegan Formation along the Pine River, which is the type locality for CMN 59667, an unnamed ankylosaur species. | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Smoky Group |
| Overlies | Fort St. John Group (Shaftesbury Formation) |
| Thickness | up to 380 feet (120 m)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 55°55′14″N 118°37′55″W / 55.92043°N 118.63203°W |
| Region | Northeast  British ColumbiaNorthwest  Alberta |
| Country |  Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Dunvegan, Alberta |
| Named by | George Mercer Dawson |
| Year defined | 1881 |
  Dunvegan Formation (Canada) | |
The Dunvegan Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Cenomanian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from the settlement of Dunvegan, Alberta, and was first described in an outcrop on Peace River near Dunvegan by George Mercer Dawson in 1881.[2]
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Dunvegan Formation". Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ Dawson, G.M., 1881. Report on the exploration from Port Simpson on the Pacific Coast to Edmonton on the Saskatchewan River, Embracing a portion of the northern part of British Columbia and the Peace River Country, with Maps 150 and 152; Geological Survey of Canada, Report of Progress 1879-1880, Part B, p. 1-77.