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Liard Formation

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Glass, D.J. (editor) 1997. Lexicon of Canadian Stratigraphy, vol. 4, Western Canada including eastern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Calgary, 1423 p. on CD-ROM.
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Kindle, E.D., 1946. The Middle Triassic of Liard River, British Columbia, Appendix I. In: A Middle Triassic (Anisian) fauna in Halfway, Sikanni Chief, and Tetsa valleys, northeastern British Columbia.
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Gibson, D.W., 1975. Triassic rocks of the Rocky Mountain Foothills and Front Ranges of northeastern British Columbia and west-central Alberta. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 247, 61 p.
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in northeastern British Columbia. It reaches a maximum thickness of about 420 metres (1370 ft) in the
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in the southern part of its extent. To the north in the Liard River area, it is
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Zonneveld, John-Paul; Gingras, Murray K.; Pemberton, S. G. (15 February 2001).
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that define its age, but it is less fossiliferous than the underlying
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on the southern bank of that river, near Hell Gate Rapids in the
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assemblage is also known from the upper part of the formation.
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It takes its name from the 356: 7: 692:Northwestern Alberta Plains 538:, Paper 46-1, 2nd ed. 1948. 536:Geological Survey of Canada 420:Relationship to other units 10: 967: 458:Sulphur Mountain Formation 376:, with minor thin beds of 338:, by E.D. Kindle in 1946. 931:Triassic British Columbia 743: 675: 642: 452:in the subsurface of the 336:Grand Canyon of the Liard 289: 279: 274: 256: 238: 190: 185: 171: 157: 152: 142: 132: 114: 104: 23: 18: 719:Northern Rocky Mountains 408:in the foothills of the 384:. The limestone becomes 215:59.276461°N 125.239326°W 705:North-central foothills 652:Oil sands and heavy oil 446:Buckinghorse Formation 434:Charlie Lake Formation 220:59.276461; -125.239326 146:up to about 420 metres 127:Buckinghorse Formation 119:Charlie Lake Formation 464:and their foothills. 428:, and the contact is 941:Siltstone formations 676:Depositional regions 109:Geological formation 951:Dolomite formations 880:Muncho-McConnell FM 662:Natural gas liquids 644:Hydrocarbon history 580:2001PPP...166..249Z 210: /  25:Stratigraphic range 454:Peace River plains 450:Halfway Formation 908: 907: 702:North-east Plains 491:"Liard Formation" 442:Garbutt Formation 349:. A very diverse 297: 296: 293:E.D. Kindle, 1946 123:Garbutt Formation 958: 771:Ft. St. John GRP 697:Canadian Rockies 683:Southern Alberta 629: 622: 615: 606: 605: 599: 598: 596: 594: 574:(3–4): 249–276. 557: 551: 548: 539: 532: 526: 514: 501: 500: 498: 497: 483: 462:Canadian Rockies 460:in the southern 440:overlain by the 410:Northern Rockies 324:British Columbia 267: 265: 264: 251:British Columbia 249: 247: 246: 234: 233: 231: 230: 229: 227: 222: 221: 216: 211: 208: 207: 206: 203: 100: 37: 16: 15: 966: 965: 961: 960: 959: 957: 956: 955: 911: 910: 909: 904: 900:Canadian Shield 791:Buckinghorse FM 739: 688:Central Alberta 671: 638: 633: 603: 602: 592: 590: 558: 554: 549: 542: 533: 529: 515: 504: 495: 493: 484: 475: 470: 422: 398: 380:and bioclastic 359: 309:Middle Triassic 301:Liard Formation 262: 260: 244: 242: 226:Liard Formation 225: 223: 219: 217: 213: 212: 209: 204: 201: 199: 197: 196: 147: 125: 121: 99: 98: 93: 88: 83: 78: 73: 68: 63: 58: 53: 48: 43: 31:Middle Triassic 29: 28: 19:Liard Formation 12: 11: 5: 964: 954: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 906: 905: 903: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 836: 835: 830: 820: 815: 810: 805: 804: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 778: 768: 767: 766: 761: 750: 748: 741: 740: 738: 737: 731: 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 703: 700: 695:South-central 693: 690: 685: 679: 677: 673: 672: 670: 669: 664: 659: 654: 648: 646: 640: 639: 632: 631: 624: 617: 609: 601: 600: 552: 540: 527: 502: 472: 471: 469: 466: 426:Toad Formation 421: 418: 414:Williston Lake 397: 394: 358: 355: 347:Toad Formation 295: 294: 291: 287: 286: 281: 277: 276: 272: 271: 258: 254: 253: 240: 236: 235: 194: 188: 187: 183: 182: 173: 169: 168: 159: 155: 154: 150: 149: 144: 140: 139: 137:Toad Formation 134: 130: 129: 116: 112: 111: 106: 102: 101: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 64: 59: 54: 49: 44: 39: 21: 20: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 963: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 918: 916: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 860:Besa River FM 858: 856: 853: 851: 848: 846: 843: 841: 838: 834: 831: 829: 826: 825: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 773: 772: 769: 765: 762: 760: 759:Kotaneelee FM 757: 756: 755: 752: 751: 749: 746: 742: 736: 732: 730: 727: 725: 724:Fort St. John 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 704: 701: 698: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 680: 678: 674: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 649: 647: 645: 641: 637: 630: 625: 623: 618: 616: 611: 610: 607: 589: 585: 581: 577: 573: 569: 568: 563: 556: 547: 545: 537: 531: 524: 523:0-920230-23-7 520: 513: 511: 509: 507: 492: 488: 482: 480: 478: 473: 465: 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 443: 439: 438:unconformably 435: 431: 427: 417: 415: 411: 407: 403: 393: 391: 388:south of the 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 368: 364: 354: 352: 348: 344: 343:index fossils 339: 337: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 314: 313:Late Triassic 310: 306: 305:stratigraphic 302: 292: 288: 285: 282: 278: 273: 270: 259: 255: 252: 241: 237: 232: 195: 193: 189: 184: 181: 177: 174: 170: 167: 163: 160: 156: 151: 145: 141: 138: 135: 131: 128: 124: 120: 117: 113: 110: 107: 103: 97: 92: 87: 82: 77: 72: 67: 62: 57: 52: 47: 42: 36: 35:Late Triassic 32: 26: 22: 17: 828:Fantasque FM 807: 729:Saskatchewan 591:. 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Index

Stratigraphic range
Middle Triassic
Late Triassic
PreꞒ

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Geological formation
Charlie Lake Formation
Garbutt Formation
Buckinghorse Formation
Toad Formation
Sandstone
siltstone
Limestone
dolomite
Coordinates
59°16′35″N 125°14′22″W / 59.276461°N 125.239326°W / 59.276461; -125.239326 (Liard Formation)
British Columbia
Canada
Liard River
stratigraphic

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