Phantom Creek Formation

The Phantom Creek Formation is a geologic formation of the Maude Group in British Columbia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Jurassic period.^[1]

Phantom Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Toarcian ~183–175 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Maude Group
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	53.4°N 132.3°W / 53.4; -132.3
Approximate paleocoordinates	4.2°N 126.4°W / 4.2; -126.4
Region	British Columbia
Country	Canada
Extent	Queen Charlotte Islands
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See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in British Columbia

Further reading

• E.S. Carter, B.E.B. Cameron, and P.L. Smith. 1988. Lower and Middle Jurassic radiolarian biostratigraphy and systematic paleontology, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 386:1-109