Canyon Group

Short description: Geologic group in Texas, United States

Canyon Group
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous

Fossil from the Winchell Formation, Canyon Group

Type| Group
Sub-units| Caddo Creek, Graford, Palo Pinto, Wolf Mountain Shale & Winchell Formations
Location
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 31°30′N 98°36′W﻿ / ﻿31.5°N 98.6°W﻿ / 31.5; -98.6
Paleocoordinates|  [ ⚑ ] 7°48′S 34°36′W﻿ / ﻿7.8°S 34.6°W﻿ / -7.8; -34.6
Region|  Texas
Country|  United States
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The Canyon Group is a geologic group in Texas . It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.[1] It contains the Caddo Creek, Graford, Palo Pinto, Wolf Mountain Shale and Winchell Formations.[2][3][4][5][6]

## See also

* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
* Paleontology in Texas

## References

1. ↑ Canyon Group at Fossilworks.org
2. ↑ Schneider, Brownwood Spillway: B 30 at Fossilworks.org
3. ↑ B.E.G. 119-T-32 (Q-7), northeast of Cundiff at Fossilworks.org
4. ↑ Lake Bridgeport, loc. 5 at Fossilworks.org
5. ↑ Asteroidea, Wolf Mountain shale, Lake Bridgeport, Wise County at Fossilworks.org
6. ↑ Small Prodentalium from Texas at Fossilworks.org

## Further reading

* F. B. Plummer and G. Scott. 1937. Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3701:1-516
* J. K. Rigby, M. G. McKinzie, and B. B. Britt. 2008. Pennsylvanian sponges from the Graford Formation, Wise County, Texas. Journal of Paleontology 82(3):492-510

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