Usage:
Elephant Canyon Formation (UT)
Elephant Canyon Formation of Cutler Group (UT)
Geologic age:
Pennsylvanian, Late
Virgilian
Permian, Early
Wolfcampian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: Elephant Canyon, in secs. 4 and 9, T. 30 S., R. 19 E., San Juan Co., UT (Baars, 1962).
Alternate type section (subsurface): General Petroleum No. 45-5-G, in sec. 5, T. 24 S., R. 15 W., Emery Co., UT (Sanderson and Verville, 1990).
AAPG geologic province:
Paradox basin
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 ( ).
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