| Kanguk Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian-Maastrichtian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Eglinton Member |
| Underlies | Eureka Sound Formation |
| Overlies | Hassel Formation |
| Thickness | up to 365 metres (1,200 ft)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone, tuff |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 79°14′24″N 92°21′58″W / 79.24°N 92.36613°W |
| Region | Northwest Territories, Nunavut |
| Country |  Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kanguk Peninsula |
| Named by | Souther |
| Year defined | 1963 |
  Kanguk Formation (Canada) | |
The Kanguk Formation is a geological formation in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
It was first described in the Kanguk Peninsula of the Axel Heiberg Island, along the shore of the Stand Fiord by Souther in 1963.[3] The formation occurs throughout the Sverdrup Basin and the southern Queen Elizabeth Islands.
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geological Units. "Kanguk Formation". Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Geological Survey of Canada Map 36-1959