Prince Creek Formation

Prince Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Maastrichtian
70.6–69.1 Ma
General location of the Prince Creek Formation, in red
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofColville Group
Sub-unitsKikak-Tegoseak Quarry, Kogosukruk Tongue, Ocean Point, Coleville River Bluff
UnderliesSagavanirktok Formation
OverliesSchrader Bluff Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, mudstone[1]
Othersiltstone, carbonaceous shale, ash-fall[1]
Location
Coordinates70°00′N 151°30′W / 70.0°N 151.5°W / 70.0; -151.5
Approximate paleocoordinates83°12′N 115°54′W / 83.2°N 115.9°W / 83.2; -115.9
Region Alaska
Country USA

The Prince Creek Formation is a geological formation in Alaska with strata dating to the Early Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

  1. ^ a b Flaig, P.P.; McCarthy, P.J.; Fiorillo, A.R. (2013). "Anatomy, Evolution, and Paleoenvironmental Interpretation of an Ancient Arctic Coastal Plain: Integrated Paleopedology and Palynology from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Prince Creek Formation, North Slope, Alaska, USA". In Driese, S.G.; Nordt, L.C. (eds.). New Frontiers in Paleopedology and Terrestrial Paleoclimatology: Paleosols and Soil Surface Analog Systems. Vol. 104. pp. 179–230. doi:10.2110/sepmsp.104.14. ISBN 9781565763227. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.