| Frenchman Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Ravenscrag Formation |
| Overlies | Battle Formation, Whitemud Formation, Eastend Formation, Bearpaw Formation |
| Thickness | up to 113 meters (371 ft)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Claystone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°29′27″N 108°54′17″W / 49.49073°N 108.90467°W |
| Region | Western Canada Sedimentary Basin:  Alberta  Saskatchewan |
| Country |  Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Frenchman River |
| Named by | Furnival, 1942 |
The Frenchman Formation is stratigraphic unit of Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It is present in southern Saskatchewan and the Cypress Hills of southeastern Alberta. The formation was defined by G.M. Furnival in 1942[2] from observations of outcrops along the Frenchman River, between Ravenscrag and Highway 37. It contains the youngest of dinosaur genera, much like the Hell Creek Formation in the United States.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
lexiconwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Furnival, G.M., 1942. Preliminary Map, Cypress Lake, Saskatchewan; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 42-5, contains Preliminary Map 42-5, Cypress Lake, West of Third Meridian, Saskatchewan, Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles.