| Wapiti Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Underlies | Scollard Formation |
| Overlies | Smoky Group, Kotaneelee Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Conglomerate, coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 55°06′N 118°18′W / 55.1°N 118.3°W |
| Region |  Alberta,  British Columbia |
| Country |  Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Wapiti River |
| Named by | G M Dawson, 1881 |
The Wapiti Group is a stratigraphical unit of Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. It has formation status in Alberta and group status in British Columbia.
It takes the name from the Wapiti River, and was first described along the banks of the lower Wapiti River and Smoky River in the Grande Prairie area by George Mercer Dawson in 1881.[1]
- ^ 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.