Canyon Group Explained

Canyon Group
Type:	Group
Period:	Carboniferous
Age:	Carboniferous
Coordinates:	31.5°N -98.6°W
Paleocoordinates:	-7.8°N -34.6°W
Subunits:	Caddo Creek, Graford, Palo Pinto, Wolf Mountain Shale & Winchell Formations

The Canyon Group is a geologic group in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.^[1] It contains the Caddo Creek, Graford, Palo Pinto, Wolf Mountain Shale and Winchell Formations.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
• Paleontology in Texas

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=Canyon&group_formation_member=Canyon Canyon Group
2. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=43999 Schneider, Brownwood Spillway: B 30
3. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=128646 B.E.G. 119-T-32 (Q-7), northeast of Cundiff
4. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=111701 Lake Bridgeport, loc. 5
5. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=72185 Asteroidea, Wolf Mountain shale, Lake Bridgeport, Wise County
6. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=11087 Small Prodentalium from Texas