Verdigris Coulee (UA-MR-20): Late/Upper Santonian, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Horshoeichthys sp.
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Brinkman et al. 2017 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Osteoglossiformes
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Wilsonichthys sp.
Murray et al. 2016
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Brinkman et al. 2017 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Hiodontiformes
- Hiodontidae
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Hiodontidae indet.
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Brinkman et al. 2017 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Actinopteri
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Otophysa indet.
()
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Brinkman et al. 2017 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| includes centrum morphotype BvD and BvC | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Esociformes
- Esocidae
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Estesesox foxi
Wilson et al. 1992
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Brinkman et al. 2017 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
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Actinopteri
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Acanthomorpha indet.
(Rosen 1973)
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Brinkman et al. 2017 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Acanthomorphata | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Elopiformes
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Ostariostoma sp.
Schaeffer 1949
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Brinkman et al. 2017 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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? Ostariostoma sp.
Schaeffer 1949
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Brinkman et al. 2017 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Chamopsiidae
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Chamops sp.
Marsh 1892
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Gao and Fox 1996 | |||||||||
| partial maxillae/dentaries | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Anguidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Gao and Fox 1996 | |||||||||
| many unnumbered fragments (UALVP) | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Multituberculata
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Paracimexomys magister
(Fox 1971)
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Mammalia
- Spalacotheriidae
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Mictodon simpsoni
Fox 1984
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Fox 1984 | |||||||||
| synonym of Symmetrodontoides canadensis | ||||||||||
| a symmetrodont | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Picopsidae
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cf. Picopsis sp.
Fox 1980
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Fox 1980 | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Albanerpetontidae
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Albanerpetontidae indet.
Fox and Naylor 1982
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Gardner 2000 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
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Albanerpeton nexuosus
Estes 1981
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Gardner 2000 | 27 specimens | ||||||||
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Albanerpeton galaktion
Fox and Naylor 1982
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Gardner 2000 | 11 specimens | ||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Orectolobidae
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Orectolobidae indet.
Jordan and Fowler 1903
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Brinkman et al. 2017 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Hybodontiformes
- Lonchidiidae
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Lonchidion sp.
Estes 1964
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Brinkman et al. 2017 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Alberta |
| Coordinates: | 49.1° North, 111.8° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 54.4° North, 73.7° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Santonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 | *Epoch: | Senonian |
| *International age/stage: | Campanian | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Santonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 86.30000 - 83.60000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Milk River | Member: | Deadhorse Coulee | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Upper part of formation | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera |
| Collection methods: | bulk,sieve,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | UALVP MR-20 | ||
| Database number: | 14428 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, R. Benson, M. Carrano, P. Holroyd | Enterer: | J. Alroy, P. Holroyd, M. Carrano, R. Benson |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1994-04-30 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2015-08-13 10:04:22 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1994-04-30 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 1173. | S. J. Carlson and D. W. Krause. 1985. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(1) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
| 64013 | D. B. Brinkman, A. G. Neuman, and J. D. Divay. 2017. Non-marine fishes of the late Santonian Milk River Formation of Alberta, Canada – evidence from vertebrate microfossil localities. Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Paleontology 3:7-46 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/M. Carrano] | |
| 1521 | R. C. Fox. 1980. Picopsis pattersoni, n.gen. and sp., an unusual therian from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta, and the classification of primitive tribosphenic mammals. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 17:1489 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju] | |
| 1528 | R. C. Fox. 1984. A primitive, "obtuse-angled" symmetrodont (Mammalia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 21:1204-1207. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju] | |
| 37933 | K. -Q. Gao and R. C. Fox. 1996. Taxonomy and evolution of Late Cretaceous lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from western Canada. Bulletin of the Carnegie Museum of natural History 33:1-107 [R. Benson/R. Benson] | |
| 42675 | J. D. Gardner. 2000. Albanerpetontid amphibians from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian and Maastrichtian) of North America. Geodiversitas 22(3):349-388 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |