R.C.A. Corehole 66-1: Torrejonian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Acreodi - Oxyclaenidae
Prothryptacodon albertensis Fox 1968
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Alberta
Coordinates: 51.2° North, 114.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:58.3° North, 89.3° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
*Period:Tertiary
Key time interval:Torrejonian
Age range of interval:63.80000 - 60.90000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Porcupine Hills
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:town of Balzac is at 51*13' N 114*01' W, so this is at about 114*08' W
Metadata
Database number:14769
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:J. Alroy
Modifier:P. Mannion Research group:vertebrate
Created:2002-05-15 00:00:00 Last modified:2021-03-01 09:06:57
Access level:the public Released:2002-05-15 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

1536. R. C. Fox. 1990. The succession of Paleocene mammals in western Canada. Geological Society of America Special Paper 243:51-70 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]