The Phantom Creek Formation is a geologic formation of the Maude Group in British Columbia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Jurassic period.[1]
| Phantom Creek Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Toarcian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Maude Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 53°24′N 132°18′W / 53.4°N 132.3°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 4°12′N 126°24′W / 4.2°N 126.4°W |
| Region | British Columbia |
| Country |  Canada |
| Extent | Queen Charlotte Islands |
  Phantom Creek Formation (Canada)  Phantom Creek Formation (British Columbia) | |
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edit- E.S. Carter, B.E.B. Cameron, and P.L. Smith. 1988. Lower and Middle Jurassic radiolarian biostratigraphy and systematic paleontology, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 386:1-109