RTMP Quarry 143, BB 43 (Cretaceous of Canada)

Also known as ETE Locality 1534, Centrosaurus Bonebed 43, 0175/1, JR043, L0043

Where: Alberta, Canada (50.8° N, 111.5° W: paleocoordinates 58.1° N, 76.0° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• basin-level geographic resolution

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

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: . radiometric intage_min

•low in formation, 10.5 m above contact w/Oldman Fm.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: channel lag; fine-grained, intraclastic, brown, yellow sandstone and mudstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_deltaic, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: flood, ETE env comment

•"paleochannel fill...associated with the lag deposit...mudstone drapes occur locally"

• "moderate yellowish brown fine grained sandstone"

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by Brown, P. Currie, D. Russell in 1977–1993; reposited in the TMP

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ), mechanical,

• ETE reference list: 478, ; ETE museum list: area = "half the size of a football field"; at least 1500 sq m, 1.5 m thick bed, 60 elements/m2

Primary reference: P. J. Currie. 1980. Mesozoic vertebrate life in Alberta and British Columbia. Mesozoic Vertebrate Life 1:27-40 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taphonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22659: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 17.04.2001, edited by Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Alisporites
  -
Cedripites
  -
Cedripites cretaceus2 Pocock 1962
 Anthophyta -
Penetetrapites mollis
  -
Penetetrapites mollis2 Hedlund and Norris 1968
Cycadopites
  -
Cycadopites nitidus2 de Jersey 1964
Acanthotriletes
  -
Acanthotriletes sp.2 Potonié and Kremp 1954
Ginkgoopsida
 Caytoniales -
Angiospermae
 Proteales - Proteaceae
 Buxales - Buxaceae
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Lygistepollenites sp.2 Harris 1965 podocarp
Parvisaccites radiatus2 Couper 1958 podocarp
 Coniferales -
Pteridopsida
  -
Cyathidites australis2 Couper 1953
Cyathidites minor2 Couper 1953
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
  - Gleicheniaceae
Schizosporis parvus
  -
Schizosporis parvus2 Cookson and Dettmann 1959
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Sphaeriidae
Sphaeriidae indet.3 Deshayes 1855 clam
Gnathostomata
  -
Reptilia
 Ornithischia -
 Ornithischia - Ceratopsidae
Centrosaurus apertus, "cf. Mojoceratops sp." = Chasmosaurus4
Centrosaurus apertus Lambe 1905 ceratopsid
ETE minimum number of individuals, incl. pathologic TMP1989.018.0108
"cf. Mojoceratops sp." = Chasmosaurus4 Lambe 1914 ceratopsid
 Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae indet.6 Cope 1869 hadrosaurid
 Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
Saurornitholestes langstoni6 Sues 1978 maniraptoran
Dromaeosaurus albertensis6 Matthew and Brown 1922 maniraptoran
TMP 1986.018.0099, 1982.018.0137
 Theropoda - Troodontidae
Troodon formosus6 Leidy 1856 maniraptoran
 Theropoda - Ornithomimidae
Ornithomimidae indet.6 Marsh 1890 ornithomimid
 Theropoda - Tyrannosauridae
Tyrannosauridae indet.5 Osborn 1906 tyrannosaurid
"Albertosaurus libratus" = Gorgosaurus libratus5 Lambe 1914 tyrannosaurid
Aublysodon mirandus6 Leidy 1868 tyrannosaurid
 Crocodylia -
Brachyuranochampsa sp.6 Zangerl 1910 crocodilian
 Choristodera -
Champsosaurus sp.6 Cope 1876 choristodere
 Testudines -
Cryptodira indet.6 Cope 1868 turtle
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Marsupialia
Amphibia
  -
Amphibia indet.6 Linnaeus 1758 tetrapod
Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Myledaphus sp.6 Cope 1876 guitarfish
Trudopollis
  -
Trudopollis meekeri2 Newman 1965