Kanguk Formation facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kanguk Formation Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian-Maastrichtian ~99–66Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Eglinton Member
Underlies	Eureka Sound Formation
Overlies	Hassel Formation
Thickness	up to 365 metres (1,200 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Shale, siltstone
Other	Sandstone, tuff
Location
Coordinates	79°14′24″N 92°21′58″W / 79.24°N 92.36613°W / 79.24; -92.36613 (Kanguk Formation)
Region	Northwest Territories, Nunavut
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Kanguk Peninsula
Named by	Souther
Year defined	1963

The Kanguk Formation is a geological formation in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

It was first described in the Kanguk Peninsula of the Axel Heiberg Island, along the shore of the Stand Fiord by Souther in 1963. The formation occurs throughout the Sverdrup Basin and the southern Queen Elizabeth Islands.

Lithology

The Kanguk Formation is composed of dark shale and siltstone with interbeds of sandstone, bentonite and tuff. Thicker sandstone and conglomerate beds occur in the western reaches in Eglinton Island.

Fossil content

Birds of the Kanguk Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Abundance	Description	Images
Canadaga	C. arctica
Hesperornis	Indeterminate
Hadrosauridae	Indeterminate
Lambeosaurinae	Indeterminate
Tyrannosauroidea	Indeterminate