Usage:
Cub Tongue of Lead Bell Shale (ID*,UT*-notably in the Portneuf Range)
Cub Shale Member of Ute Limestone (ID*,UT*-notably in the Bear River and Wasatch Ranges)
Geologic age:
Middle Cambrian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
In sec. 4, T. 16 S., R. 41 E., Preston quadrangle, Franklin Co., ID. Named from Cub Basin along Maple Creek, 4 km to the east (Oriel and others, 1971).
AAPG geologic province:
Great Basin province*
Wasatch uplift*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).
Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).