Elephant Canyon of Cutler Group |
| Usage of Geologic Unit Name: Elephant Canyon Formation Elephant Canyon Formation of Cutler Group (UT) |
| Age: Pennsylvanian, Late Virgilian Permian, Early Wolfcampian |
| Geologic Province: Paradox basin |
| Areal Extent: UT |
| Type Locality: Type section: Elephant Canyon, secs. 4 and 9, T. 30 S., R. 19 E., San Juan Co., UT (Baars, 1962). |
| Unit Name History: Named (Baars, 1962). Identified in an isolated section in San Rafael Swell (Hallgarth, 1962). Abandoned (Loope and others, 1990). Age modified (Sanderson and Verville, 1990). Overview (Baars, 1991). |
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References Hallgarth, W.E., 1962, Upper Paleozoic rocks exposed in Straight Wash Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Utah: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 46, no. 8, p. 1494-1501. Baars, D.L., 1962, Permian system of Colorado Plateau: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 46, no. 2, p. 149-218. Loope, D.B., Sanderson, G.A. and Verville, G.J., 1990, Abandonment of the name "Elephant Canyon Formation" in southeastern Utah; physical and temporal implications: The Mountain Geologist, v. 27, no. 4, p. 119-130. Sanderson, G.A. and Verville, G.J., 1990, Fusulinid zonation of the General Petroleum No. 45-5-G core, Emery County, Utah: The Mountain Geologist, v. 27, no. 4, p. 131-136. Baars, D.L., 1991, The Elephant Canyon Formation; for the last time: The Mountain Geologist, v. 28, no. 1, p. 1-2. |
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