| Gorman Creek Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Cadomin Formation |
| Overlies | Monteith Formation |
| Thickness | maximum 1,200 m (3,940 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, mudstone, coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 54°09′30″N 120°03′00″W / 54.1583°N 120.05°W |
| Region |  British Columbia Alberta |
| Country |  Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Gorman Creek |
| Named by | D.F. Stott[1] |
| Year defined | 1981 |
  Gorman Creek Formation (Canada) | |
The Gorman Creek Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin that consists primarily of nonmarine sediments. It is present in the northern foothills of the Canadian Rockies and the adjacent plains in northeastern British Columbia. Plant fossils and dinosaur tracks have been described from its strata.[2][3][4]
- ^ Stott, D.F. 1981. Bickford and Gorman Creek, two new formations of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Minnes Group, Alberta and British Columbia. In: Current Research, Part B, Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 81-1B, p. 1-9.
- ^ Stott, D.F. 1998. Fernie Formation and Minnes Group (Jurassic and lowermost Cretaceous), northern Rocky Mountain foothills, Alberta and British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 516.
- ^ Mossop, G.D. and Shetsen, I. (compilers), Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and Alberta Geological Survey (1994). "The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Chapter 18: Jurassic and Lowermost Cretaceous strata of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin". Retrieved 2016-06-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Glass, D.J. (editor) 1997. Lexicon of Canadian Stratigraphy, vol. 4, Western Canada including eastern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Calgary, 1423 p. on CD-ROM. ISBN 0-920230-23-7.