The Sustut Group is a

geologic group In geology, a group is a lithostratigraphic unit consisting of a series of related formations that have been classified together to form a group. Formations are the fundamental unit of stratigraphy. Groups may sometimes be combined into superg ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

, Canada. It preserves

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dating back to the

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...

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. The leptoceratopsid '' Ferrisaurus'' and the turtle ''

Basilemys ''Basilemys'' ("king turtle" in Greek) is a large, terrestrial Nanhsiungchelyidae, nanhsiungchelyid turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of North and Central America. ''Basilemys'' has been found in rocks dating to the Campanian and Maastrichtian subd ...

'' have been recovered from the group.

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* Cretaceous British Columbia Geologic groups of British Columbia Sandstone groups of Canada Siltstone groups Shale formations Conglomerate groups {{BritishColumbia-geo-stub

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