Palliser Formation
The Palliser Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Devonian (Famennian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It is a thick sequence of limestone and dolomitic limestone that is present in the Canadian Rockies and foothills of western Alberta. Tall cliffs formed of the Palliser Formation can be seen throughout Banff and Jasper National Parks.
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Palliser Formation
The Palliser Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Devonian (Famennian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It is a thick sequence of limestone and dolomitic limestone that is present in the Canadian Rockies and foothills of western Alberta. Tall cliffs formed of the Palliser Formation can be seen throughout Banff and Jasper National Parks.
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The Palliser Formation is a st ...... nge, north of Lake Minnewanka.
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The type section of the cliff-forming Palliser Formation near Lake Minnewanka
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Palliser Formation
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H.H. Beach, 1943
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Famennian
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Costigan Member
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Morro Member
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51.26877 -115.2749
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The Palliser Formation is a st ...... nff and Jasper National Parks.
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Palliser Formation
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