Etherington Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation}}

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| type = Formation

| age = Carboniferous

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| region = Alberta

| country = Canada

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The Etherington Formation is a geologic formation in Alberta. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.{{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database: Etherington Fm, Mount Head Area, Alberta (Carboniferous of Canada)|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=62329|access-date= 6 July 2022}}{{cite book |last1=Douglas |first1=R. J. W. |last2=Harker |first2=P. |date=1958 |title=Mississippian succession in Mount Head area, Alberta. Jurassic and Carboniferous of Western Canada|pages=177–189}}