Toad-Grayling Formation

Toad-Grayling Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsToad Formation
Grayling Formation
UnderliesLiard Formation
OverliesFantasque Formation
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone, shale
OtherLimestone, dolomite
Location
Coordinates59°2′8″N 125°13′11″W / 59.03556°N 125.21972°W / 59.03556; -125.21972 (Toad-Grayling Formation)
RegionBritish Columbia
CountryCanada
Type section
Named forToad and Grayling Rivers
Named byE.D. Kindle, 1944

Toad Formation, Grayling Formation, and Toad-Grayling Formation are obsolete names for the strata of the Early to Middle Triassic Doig and Montney Formations. They were applied in the foothills and Rocky Mountains of northeastern British Columbia, on the western edge of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Although the names are considered obsolete, their usage persists.

The Toad and Grayling strata have yielded fossils of marine organisms, including ammonites, brachiopods, and bivalves.