Canyon Group
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Fossil from the Winchell Formation, Canyon Group
Type	Group
Sub-units	Caddo Creek, Graford, Palo Pinto, Wolf Mountain Shale & Winchell Formations
Location
Coordinates	31°30′N98°36′W / 31.5°N 98.6°W / 31.5; -98.6
Approximate paleocoordinates	7°48′S34°36′W / 7.8°S 34.6°W / -7.8; -34.6
Region	Texas
Country	United States
Canyon Group (Texas)

The Canyon Group is a geologic group in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. ^[1] It contains the Caddo Creek, Graford, Palo Pinto, Wolf Mountain Shale and Winchell Formations. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Contents

• See also
• References
• Further reading

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
• Paleontology in Texas

References

Further reading

• F. B. Plummer and G. Scott. 1937. Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3701:1-516
• J. K. Rigby, M. G. McKinzie, and B. B. Britt. 2008. Pennsylvanian sponges from the Graford Formation, Wise County, Texas. Journal of Paleontology 82(3):492-510

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