52Fossil sites
Foremost Formation
Foremost Formation in Canada: 52 fossil sites. Typical age: 84–72 million years (Cretaceous).
52Fossil sites
55Finds
84–72 million yearsTypical age
CretaceousMain period
Where its fossils were found
Cretaceous
By geological period
Cretaceous52
What was found
Dinosaurs · 51Colepiocephale, Saurornitholestes, Paronychodon, Richardoestesia, Thanatotheristes, Hesperornis, Dromaeosaurus, Xenoceratops
Mosasaurs · 1
Ammonites · 3Baculites
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
Grassy LakeFossil sites: 16
DunshaltFossil sites: 9
Sage Creek ColonyFossil sites: 4
ForemostFossil sites: 3
Fox CrossingFossil sites: 2
SchulerFossil sites: 2
HaysFossil sites: 2
PerbeckFossil sites: 1
South ValleyFossil sites: 1
AgathaFossil sites: 1
Burnside HeightsFossil sites: 1
Bow IslandFossil sites: 1
Old Banks PlaceFossil sites: 1
AdenFossil sites: 1
MagrathFossil sites: 1
ChinFossil sites: 1
PakowkiFossil sites: 1
ConradFossil sites: 1
Other formations of the same period
Cretaceous
Dinosaur Park Formation 393Dunvegan Formation 158Oldman Formation 146Horseshoe Canyon Formation 118Haida Formation 84Kaskapau Formation 70Bearpaw Shale 57Scollard Formation 54Brazeau Formation 51Mason River Formation 51Pierre Shale 50Milk River Formation 41Shaftesbury Formation 41Haslam Formation 40Deer Bay Formation 36Westgate Formation 35Frenchman Formation 32Kanguk Formation 32Wapiti Formation 30Gething Formation 28Second White Specks Formation 28Gates Formation 27Bearpaw Formation 24Pawkowki Formation 21