Haslam Formation
Geologic formation in Canada
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The Haslam Formation is a black shale geologic formation exposed on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada. It preserves primarily marine fossils dating back to the Santonian age of the late Cretaceous period, including specimens of the elasmosaurid Traskasaura.[1][2]
| Haslam Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Nanaimo Group |
| Underlies | Extension Formation |
| Overlies | Comox Formation |
| Area | SE margin of Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands |
| Location | |
| Region | Vancouver Island |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Haslam Creek |
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