Chandler Formation Explained

Chandler Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Age:	Early Jurassic (Hettangian)
Region:	Baffin Island (Crimmins Island)
Country:	Canada
Underlies:	Bravo Lake Formation

The Chandler Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Canada. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.^[1]

Vertebrate fauna

Bony Fish

Ray-finned fish of the Chandler Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Prolepidotus	P. sacidus		Middle	"Partal Skeleton."	The antecessor of Lepidotus
Thoracopterus	T. magnificus		Middle	"Scales and skull bones."

Dinosaurs

See also

• List of volcanoes in Canada
• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Northern Canada
• Geography of Nunavut
• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils

References

• Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. .

Notes and References

1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.