Schrader Bluff Formation Explained

Schrader Bluff Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Late Cretaceous
Namedfor:Schrader Bluff on the Anaktuvuk River[1]
Namedby:George Gryc, et al
Region:Alaska
Country:United States
Underlies:Prince Creek Formation[2]
Overlies:Tuluvak Formation

The Schrader Bluff Formation is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period,[3]

Fossil remains include Inoceramus and Scaphites.[4]

Originally named by George Gryc and others as the marine formation of the Colville Group (abandoned).

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Notes and References

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  2. 27.
  3. Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.
  4. 166.