Perdrix Formation
| Perdrix Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Fairholme Group |
| Underlies | Mount Hawk Formation |
| Overlies | Maligne Formation, or Flume Formation |
| Thickness | Up to 140 metres (460 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Roche à Perdrix |
| Named by | P.E. Raymond, 1930 |
The Perdrix Formation is a geologic formation of Late Devonian (Frasnian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It named for Roche à Perdrix in Jasper National Park, Alberta, by P.E. Raymond in 1930. It includes fossils of marine animals.