The Nanaimo Group is a
geologic group
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in both
British Columbia
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and
Washington state
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. It preserves
fossils
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dating back to the
Cretaceous
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period
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.
Divisions
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Gabriola Formation
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Spray Formation
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Geoffroy Formation
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Northumberland Formation
The Northumberland Formation is a Late Cretaceous (?Campanian-?Maastrichtian)-aged geologic Formation (geology), formation in Canada. It belongs to the larger Nanaimo Group. Indeterminate bird and pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the for ...
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DeCourcy Formation DeCourcy, DeCourcey, De Courcy, or De Courcey is a surname. People with the surname include:
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Cedar District Formation
The Cedar District Formation is a Formation (geology), geologic formation exposed on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands of British Columbia and San Juan Islands of Washington (state). It preserves fossils dating back to the Campanian Epoch (geolo ...
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Protection Formation
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Haslam Formation
The Haslam Formation is a black shale geologic formation exposed on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada. It preserves primarily marine fossils dating back to the Santonian age of the late Cretaceous period, including s ...
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Comox Formation
See also
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References
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Cretaceous British Columbia
Geologic groups of British Columbia
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