Titkana Formation
The Titkana Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Middle Cambrian age that is present on the western edge of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in the northern Canadian Rockies of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named for Titkana Peak near Mount Robson by Charles Doolittle Walcott in 1913. The Titkana Formation is generally unfossiliferous.
| Titkana Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle Cambrian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Pika Formation |
| Overlies | Tatei Formation |
| Thickness | Up to 520 metres (1700 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, dolomitic limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 59°19′20″N 119°03′59″W |
| Region | Canadian Rockies |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Titkana Peak |
| Named by | Charles Doolittle Walcott |
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