RTMP BB 104 (Cretaceous of Canada)

Also known as ETE Locality 1573, Bonebed 104, U-2, TMP loc. L0401

Where: Alberta, Canada (50.7° N, 111.5° W: paleocoordinates 58.1° N, 76.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Dinosaur Park Formation (Belly River Group), Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: crevasse splay; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: crev_splay ETE event: ., ETE env comment: hydraul. Sorting
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: .

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by P. Johnston; reposited in the TMP

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• ETE reference list: 983, 666, 664, 984, 985, 657

Primary reference: D. B. Brinkman. 1990. Paleontology of the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Dinosaur National Park, Alberta, Canada: evidence from vertebrate microfossil locality. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 78:37-54 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 22698: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 29.05.2001, edited by Matthew Carrano, John Alroy and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Sphaeriidae
Sphaeriidae indet.6 Deshayes 1855 clam
Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Myledaphus bipartitus Cope 1876 guitarfish
2005.012.0394
Gnathostomata
  -
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser albertensis Lambe 1902 sturgeon
 Acipenseriformes - Polyodontidae
Polyodontidae indet. Bonaparte 1838 paddlefish
Amphibia
 Salientia -
Tyrrellbatrachus brinkmani5 Gardner 2015 frog
TMP 2014.010.0019 (maxilla)
 Proteida - Batrachosauroididae
Opisthotriton kayi Auffenberg 1961 salamander
 Caudata - Urodela
Scapherpeton tectum Cope 1876 salamander
Mammalia
  -
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
 Allotheria -
Multituberculata indet.3 Cope 1884 multituberculate
 Theriamorpha -
Eutheria indet.3 eutherian
Metatheria indet.3 Huxley 1880 metatherian
Reptilia
 Testudinata - Baenidae
Baenidae indet. Cope 1882 turtle
 Testudines - Chelydridae
Chelydridae indet. Swainson 1839 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychinae indet.1 Gray 1825 softshell turtle
 Squamata -
 Crocodylia -
Leidyosuchus canadensis Lambe 1907 crocodilian
 Loricata - Krokolithidae
Krokolithes sp.8 Hirsch 1985 crocodile eggshell
 Ornithischia -
 Ornithischia - Ceratopsidae
Ceratopsidae indet. Marsh 1888 ceratopsid
 Ornithischia - Spheroolithidae
Spheroolithus albertensis8 Zelenitsky and Hills 1997 ornithopod
 Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae indet. Cope 1869 hadrosaurid
 Theropoda -
 Theropoda - Troodontidae
Troodon formosus Leidy 1856 maniraptoran
 Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
cf. Dromaeosauridae indet. Colbert and Russell 1969 maniraptoran
Richardoestesia sp.3 Currie et al. 1990 maniraptoran
Saurornitholestes langstoni Sues 1978 maniraptoran
Dromaeosaurus sp.3 Matthew and Brown 1922 maniraptoran
 Theropoda -
Paronychodon sp.3 Cope 1876 maniraptoran
Aves
  -
? Aves indet.3 Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
 Theropoda - Elongatoolithidae
Continuoolithus canadensis8 Zelenitsky et al. 1996 theropod
 Theropoda -
Reticuloolithus hirschi n. gen. n. sp.8
Reticuloolithus hirschi n. gen. n. sp.8 Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005 theropod
TMP 2004.31.1
 Choristodera -
Champsosaurus natator Parks 1933 choristodere
Actinopteri
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amiidae indet.7, "Kindleia sp." = Cyclurus
Amiidae indet.7 Huxley 1861 bowfin
"Kindleia sp." = Cyclurus Agassiz 1839 bowfin
 Teleostei -
 Hiodontiformes - Hiodontidae
Hiodontidae indet.2
7 specimens from 10614,163 from 5929
 Salmoniformes -
Esocoidea indet.2 Bleeker 1859
6 specimens from 10614, 14 from 5929
 Teleostei -
"Acanthomorpha indet." = Acanthomorphata2
"Acanthomorpha indet." = Acanthomorphata2 Rosen 1973
 Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Paralbula casei Estes 1969
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Coriops amnicolus Estes 1969 bonefish
 Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae