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Geologic group in Texas, United States Not to be confused with Green Canyon Group or Cannon Group.
Canyon Group
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Fossil from the Winchell Formation, Canyon Group
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsCaddo Creek, Graford, Palo Pinto, Wolf Mountain Shale & Winchell Formations
Location
Coordinates31°30′N 98°36′W / 31.5°N 98.6°W / 31.5; -98.6
Approximate paleocoordinates7°48′S 34°36′W / 7.8°S 34.6°W / -7.8; -34.6
Region Texas
Country United States
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The Canyon Group is a geologic group in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. It contains the Caddo Creek, Graford, Palo Pinto, Wolf Mountain Shale and Winchell Formations.

See also

References

  1. Canyon Group at Fossilworks.org
  2. Schneider, Brownwood Spillway: B 30 at Fossilworks.org
  3. B.E.G. 119-T-32 (Q-7), northeast of Cundiff at Fossilworks.org
  4. Lake Bridgeport, loc. 5 at Fossilworks.org
  5. Asteroidea, Wolf Mountain shale, Lake Bridgeport, Wise County at Fossilworks.org
  6. Small Prodentalium from Texas at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

  • F. B. Plummer and G. Scott. 1937. Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3701:1-516
  • J. K. Rigby, M. G. McKinzie, and B. B. Britt. 2008. Pennsylvanian sponges from the Graford Formation, Wise County, Texas. Journal of Paleontology 82(3):492-510


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