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Isachsen Formation

Coordinates: 76°06′N 109°00′W / 76.1°N 109.0°W / 76.1; -109.0
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Isachsen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aptian
~120–112 Ma
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsWalker Island member
OverliesChristopher Formation
Location
Coordinates76°06′N 109°00′W / 76.1°N 109.0°W / 76.1; -109.0
Approximate paleocoordinates71°30′N 20°30′W / 71.5°N 20.5°W / 71.5; -20.5
RegionNunavut
Country Canada
Isachsen Formation is located in Canada
Isachsen Formation
Isachsen Formation (Canada)
Isachsen Formation is located in Nunavut
Isachsen Formation
Isachsen Formation (Nunavut)

The Isachsen Formation is a geologic formation in Nunavut. It preserves fossils of Polycotylidae indet., dating back to the Aptian stage of the Cretaceous period.

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  • M. J. Vavrek, B. C. Wilhelm, E. E. Maxwell and H. C. E. Larsson. 2014. Arctic plesiosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of Melville Island, Nunavut, Canada. Cretaceous Research 50:273-281
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  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.