Elephant Canyon Formation

The Elephant Canyon Formation is the basal Permian geologic formation of the Cutler Group overlying an unconformity on the Pennsylvanian Honaker Trail Formation in the Paradox Basin of southern Utah.[1][2]

Elephant Canyon Formation
Stratigraphic range: Permian
TypeFormation
Unit ofCutler Group[1]
UnderliesCedar Mesa Sandstone[2]
OverliesUnconformity on the Pennsylvanian Honaker Trail Formation [2]
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherLimestone, siltstone, shale[2]
Location
RegionUtah: Paradox basin[1]
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forType section: Elephant Canyon, secs. 4 and 9, T. 30 S., R. 19 E., San Juan County, Utah[1]
Named byBaars, D. L., 1962[1]

See also

References
  1. Elephant Canyon of Cutler Group, USGS
  2. Rock Sequence of the Canyonlands Area
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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