Ashville Formation

Ashville Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
RegionNorth America
Country Canada
Type section
Named forAshville, Manitoba

The Ashville Formation is a geological formation in Saskatchewan and Manitoba whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

It is geochronologically equivalent to the Lower Colorado Group and the Viking Formation in central Alberta.

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