Schrader Bluff Formation

The Schrader Bluff Formation is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period,[4]

Schrader Bluff Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous[1]
Type	Formation
Underlies	Prince Creek Formation[2]
Overlies	Tuluvak Formation[2]
Location
Region	Alaska
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Schrader Bluff on the Anaktuvuk River[3]
Named by	George Gryc, et al[3]

Fossil remains include Inoceramus and Scaphites.[5]

Originally named by George Gryc and others as the marine formation of the Colville Group (abandoned).[3]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska
• Paleontology in Alaska

References

1. Dolores A. Van Der Kolk; Peter P. Flaig; Stephen T. Hasiotis (August 2015). "Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of A Late Cretaceous, Muddy, River-Dominated Polar Deltaic System: Schrader Bluff–Prince Creek Formation Transition, Shivugak Bluffs, North Slope of Alaska, U.S.A". Journal of Sedimentary Research. 85 (8): 903–936. Bibcode:2015JSedR..85..903V. doi:10.2110/JSR.2015.58. ISSN 1527-1404. Wikidata Q66780981.
2. Charles G. Mull; David W. Houseknecht; Kenneth J. Bird (2003). "Revised Cretaceous and Tertiary stratigraphic nomenclature in the Colville Basin, Northern Alaska" (PDF). Professional Paper. 1673: 27. doi:10.3133/PP1673. ISSN 2330-7102. Wikidata Q57842432.
3. George Gryc; W.W. Patton, Jr.; T.G. Payne (May 1951). "Present Cretaceous stratigraphic nomenclature of northern Alaska". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 41 (5): 164. ISSN 0043-0439. JSTOR 24531235. Wikidata  Q66783461.
4. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
5. George Gryc; W.W. Patton, Jr.; T.G. Payne (May 1951). "Present Cretaceous stratigraphic nomenclature of northern Alaska". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 41 (5): 166. ISSN 0043-0439. JSTOR 24531235. Wikidata  Q66783461.