Burr (TMP locality L2393): Torrejonian, Canada
collected by Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Pentacodontidae
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Aphronorus bearspawensis
Scott et al. 2013
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| TMP 2010.095.0008 (Lm1) | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Condylarthra
- Hyopsodontidae
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Promioclaenus thnetus
Scott et al. 2013
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| TMP 2010.095.0020 (RP4), TMP 2010.095.0019 (LM2), TMP 2011.091.0001 (Lm1) and TMP 2010.095.0018 (Rm3) | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Mixodectidae
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Eudaemonema bohachae
Scott et al. 2013
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| TMP 2010.095.0064 (RM1), TMP 2010.095.0021 (incomplete RM1) and TMP 2010.095.0077 (Lm1) | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Multituberculata
- Eucosmodontidae
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Stygimys cf. jepseni
(Simpson 1935)
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| TMP 2010.095.0058 (Ri1) | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Multituberculata
- Cimolodontidae
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Anconodon cochranensis
(Russell 1929)
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| TMP 2010.095.0006 (incomplete Lp4) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Alberta | County: | Rocky View |
| Coordinates: | 51.1° North, 114.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 58.3° North, 89.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 | ||
| Key time interval: | Torrejonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 63.80000 - 60.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Porcupine Hills | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Middle Torrejonian (To2) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | massive sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Caliche and clay clast lags at the base of massively bedded sandstones | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
| Geology comments: Semi-arid conditions | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | TMP |
| Collectors: | Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Bearspaw local fauna | ||
| Database number: | 143198 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-04-19 22:35:50 | Last modified: | 2013-04-19 07:41:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-04-19 22:35:50 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 46399. | C. S. Scott, D. N. Spivak, and A. R. Sweet. 2013. First mammals from the Paleocene Porcupine Hills Formation of southwestern Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 50:355-378 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |