Calf Creek (Ravenscrag Formation) (Paleocene of Canada)

Also known as McLearn's locality 13; GSC 21523

Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (49.7° N, 109.0° W: paleocoordinates 55.8° N, 85.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ravenscrag Formation, Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; claystone

• "dark friable clay"

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the GSC

Primary reference: L. S. Russell. 1974. Fauna and correlation of the Ravenscrag Formation (Paleocene) of southwestern Saskatchewan. Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum 102:1-53 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22879: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 28.06.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp.
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
Hydrobia anthonyi, Hydrobia warrenana
Hydrobia anthonyi snail
(Meek and Hayden 1857); hydrobiid
Hydrobia warrenana snail
(Meek and Hayden 1858); hydrobiid
 Architaenioglossa - Viviparidae
Campeloma nebrascense, Lioplacodes nebrascensis, Lioplacodes limnaeiformis, Viviparus trochiformis, Viviparus formosus
Campeloma nebrascense snail
Russell 1931; "C. nebrascense whitei"; viviparid
Lioplacodes nebrascensis snail
(Meek and Hayden 1857); viviparid
Lioplacodes limnaeiformis snail
(Meek and Hayden 1857); viviparid
Viviparus trochiformis snail
(Meek and Hayden 1857); viviparid
Viviparus formosus snail
Meek 1876; viviparid
Bivalvia
 Unionida - Unionidae
Plesielliptio priscus
Plesielliptio priscus Meek and Hayden 1856 freshwater mussel
(Meek and Hayden 1857); unionid
 Cardiida - Sphaeriidae
Sphaerium formosum, Sphaerium fowleri
Sphaerium formosum fingernail clam
(Meek and Hayden 1857); sphaeriid
Sphaerium fowleri fingernail clam
Russell 1931; sphaeriid