27Fossil sites
Gates Formation
Gates Formation in Canada: 27 fossil sites. Typical age: 113–101 million years (Cretaceous).
27Fossil sites
37Finds
113–101 million yearsTypical age
CretaceousMain period
Where its fossils were found
Cretaceous
By geological period
Cretaceous27
What was found
Dinosaurs · 35Tetrapodosaurus, Irenesauripus, Ornithomimipus, Columbosauripus, Gypsichnites, Irenichnites
Pterosaurs · 1
Ichthyosaurs · 1
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
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 54Foremost Formation 52Brazeau 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 28Bearpaw Formation 24Pawkowki Formation 21