| Kaskapau Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Coniacian ~ | |
 Kaskapau Shale | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Smoky River Group |
| Sub-units | Doe Creek, Pouce Coupe, Wartenbe, Tuskoola |
| Underlies | Bad Heart & Cardium Formations |
| Overlies | Dunvegan Formation |
| Thickness | up to 900 meters (3,000 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Carbonaceous shale |
| Other | Sandstone tongues and lenticles, volcanic ash |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 55°55′N 118°38′W / 55.917°N 118.633°W |
| Region | Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin |
| Country |  Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kaskapau Ricer |
| Named by | McLearn |
| Year defined | 1926 |
The Kaskapau Formation is a geological formation in North America whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous.
The name derives from kaskapahtew (ᑲᐢᑲᐸᐦᑌᐤ), the Cree word for "smoky".[1] It was first described on the banks of the Smoky River, close to the confluence with the Puskwaskau River by F.H. McLearn in 1926.[2]
- ^ Cree Dictionary. "Kaskapahtew". Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ McLearn, F.H., 1926. "New species from the Coloradoan of lower Smoky and lower Peace rivers, Alberta"; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1926, Part B, pp. 117-127.