List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri
- Ichthyodectiformes
- Ichthyodectidae
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Xiphactinus audax
(Leidy 1870)
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Canada | State/province: | Alberta |
Coordinates: | 55.6° North, 118.4° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 63.9° North, 78.5° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Puskwaskau |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | sandstone |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Taxonomic list comments:invertebrates reported to be present |
Metadata
Database number: | 192128 | ||
Authorizer: | P. Holroyd | Enterer: | P. Holroyd |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2018-03-11 17:56:28 | Last modified: | 2022-11-13 00:09:21 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-03-11 17:56:28 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
64994. | M. J. Vavrek, A. M. Murray, and P. R. Bell. 2016. Xiphactinus audax Leidy 1870 from the Puskwaskau Formation (Santonian to Campanian) of northwestern Alberta, Canada and the distribution of Xiphactinus in North America . Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology 1(1):89-100 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] |