Pavy Formation
| Pavy Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Thanetian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 81°42′N 64°24′W / 81.7°N 64.4°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 74°18′N 13°18′W / 74.3°N 13.3°W |
| Region | Ellesmere Island, Nunavut |
| Country | Canada |
| Extent | Sverdrup Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Pavy River |
The Pavy Formation is a geologic formation in Nunavut. It preserves fossil insects of Carabites feildenianus, dating back to the Thanetian stage of the Paleocene period.