Kanguk Formation

Kanguk Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Eglinton Member
Underlies	Eureka Sound Formation
Overlies	Hassel Formation
Thickness	up to 365 metres (1,200 ft)[1]
Lithology
Primary	Shale, Siltstone
Other	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	79°14′24″N 92°21′58″W / 79.24°N 92.36613°W
Region	North America
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Kanguk Peninsula
Named by	Souther, 1963

The Kanguk Formation is a geological formation in the Northwest Territories of Canada whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[2]

It was first described in the Kanguk Peninsula of the Axel Heiberg Island, along the shore of the Stand Fiord by Souther in 1963.^[3] The formation occurs throughout the Sverdrup Basin and the southern Queen Elizabeth Islands.

Lithology

The Kanguk Formation is composed of dark shale and siltstone with interbeds of sandstone, bentonite and tuff.^[1] Thicker sandstone and conglomerate beds occur in the western reaches in Eglinton Island.

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs of the Kanguk Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Abundance	Description	Images
Hesperornis[2]	Indeterminate[2]					Hesperornis

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
• Strand Fiord Formation

References

1. Lexicon of Canadian Geological Units. "Kanguk Formation". Retrieved 2009-03-07.
2. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
3. Geological Survey of Canada Map 36-1959