Pender Formation Explained

Pender Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Cretaceous
Period:Cretaceous
Region:British Columbia

The Pender Formation is a geologic formation in British Columbia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Organisms that have been recovered from this formation include indeterminate Elasmosaurids, Mosasaurids, and a Chelonioidean, as well as the sea turtle Desmatochelys and the Mosasaurine Kourisodon.[1]

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References

  1. Nicholls. Elizabeth L. Meckert. Dirk. 2002-11-01. Marine reptiles from the Nanaimo Group (Upper Cretaceous) of Vancouver Island. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 39. 11. 1591–1603. 10.1139/e02-075. 0008-4077.

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