Cooper Canyon Formation

Cooper Canyon Formation
Cooper Canyon Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Triassic, Norian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Dockum Group
Overlies	Camp Springs Formation, possibly Colorado City Formation
Location
Coordinates	33°07′37″N 101°21′58″W / 33.127°N 101.366°W
Region	Texas
Country	United States
	Cooper Canyon Formation (the United States) Cooper Canyon Formation (Texas)

The Cooper Canyon Formation is a geological formation of Norian age in Texas. It is one of several formations encompassed by the Dockum Group.^[1]^[2]

The type area of the formation is situated in Garza County, Texas, southeast of Lubbock. The Cooper Canyon Formation consist of reddish siltstone and mudstone with lenses of sandstone and conglomerate. Thickness of the formation in the type area is 161.5 meters. It increases to the south, and in some places exceeds 200 m. The formation contains diverse fossils, including vertebrate remains.^[2]

^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Triassic, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 518–521. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Lehman_1992 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[triassicdistribution-1] Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Triassic, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 518–521. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.

[Lehman_1992-2] Cite error: The named reference Lehman_1992 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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