Steveville Railway Grade, RTMP BB 102: Late/Upper Campanian, Canada
collected by P. Currie, L. J. Strong 1979–1990
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Osteichthyes
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Osteichthyes informal indet. A
Huxley 1880
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Brinkman 1990 | 668 elements | ||||||||
Osteichthyes informal indet. B
Huxley 1880
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Brinkman 1990 | 11 elements | ||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
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Anura indet.
(Fischer von Waldheim 1813)
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Brinkman 1990 | 14 specimens | ||||||||
Anura informal Unnamed genus and species I
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Gardner et al. 2016 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
UALVP 40179, 40188*–40190*, 40210*, maxillae | ||||||||||
Hensonbatrachus kermiti
Gardner and Brinkman 2015
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Gardner and Brinkman 2015 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
UALVP 40208 and 40209 (maxillae); TMP 1974.10.88 (ilium); UALVP 40176 (humerus) | ||||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Scapherpeton tectum
Cope 1876
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Brinkman 1990 | 183 specimens | ||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Batrachosauroididae
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Opisthotriton kayi
Auffenberg 1961
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Brinkman 1990 | 61 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
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Ankylosauria indet.
Osborn 1923
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Brinkman 1990 | 126 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Ceratopsidae
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Ceratopsidae indet.
Marsh 1888
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Brinkman 1990 | 37 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Pachycephalosauridae
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Pachycephalosauridae indet.
Sternberg 1945
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Brinkman et al. 1998 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Hadrosauridae
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Hadrosauridae indet.
Cope 1869
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Brinkman 1990 | 276 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Theropoda
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Theropoda indet.
Marsh 1881
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Brinkman 1990 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Troodontidae
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Troodon formosus
Leidy 1856
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Brinkman 1990 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
TMP 1986.008.0093, 1983.036.0214, 1986.054.0066 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Dromaeosauridae
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Hesperonychus elizabethae
Longrich and Currie 2009
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Longrich and Currie 2009 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
TMP 1988.36.68 | ||||||||||
Saurornitholestes langstoni
Sues 1978
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Brinkman 1990 | 47 specimens | ||||||||
TMP 1987.046.0053, 1987.072.0004, 1987.072.0023, 1987.072.0026 | ||||||||||
cf. Dromaeosauridae indet.
Colbert and Russell 1969
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Brinkman 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
= Zapsalis abradens
Cope 1876
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Larson and Currie 2013 | |||||||||
TMP 1985.058.0065 | ||||||||||
= Saurornitholestes langstoni
Sues 1978
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Currie and Evans 2020 | |||||||||
Paronychodon sp.
Cope 1876
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Brinkman et al. 1998 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
= Zapsalis abradens
Cope 1876
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Larson and Currie 2013 | |||||||||
TMP 1980.016.0833 | ||||||||||
= Saurornitholestes langstoni
Sues 1978
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Currie and Evans 2020 | |||||||||
Zapsalis abradens
Cope 1876
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Larson and Currie 2013 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
TMP 1980.016.0833, 1985.058.0065 | ||||||||||
= Saurornitholestes langstoni
Sues 1978
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Currie and Evans 2020 | |||||||||
Dromaeosaurus sp.
Matthew and Brown 1922
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Brinkman et al. 1998 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
= Dromaeosaurus albertensis
Matthew and Brown 1922
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Larson and Currie 2013 | |||||||||
TMP 1986.054.0067, 1981.016.0281 | ||||||||||
Richardoestesia gilmorei
Currie et al. 1990
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Larson and Currie 2013 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
TMP 1989.076.0083, 1989.076.0063, 1984.092.0268, 1983.036.0233, 1983.036.0242 | ||||||||||
Richardoestesia sp.
Currie et al. 1990
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Brinkman et al. 1998 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
= Richardoestesia isosceles
Sankey 2001
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Larson and Currie 2013 | |||||||||
TMP 1984.092.0205 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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? Aves indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Brinkman et al. 1998 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Neornithes informal indet. sp. 4
(Haeckel 1866)
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Hope 2002 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
TMP 93.19.1 | ||||||||||
= Ornithurae informal indet. E
Haeckel 1866
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Longrich 2009 | |||||||||
Leidyosuchus canadensis
Lambe 1907
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Brinkman 1990 | 414 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
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Plesiosauria indet.
(de Blainville 1835)
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Danis 1986 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
TMP 79.8.184, 79.8.185 (right and left pubes) | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Champsosaurus natator
Parks 1933
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Brinkman 1990 | 93 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Lacertilia
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Lacertilia indet.
Owen 1842
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Brinkman 1990 | 69 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Aspideretes sp.
Hay 1904
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Brinkman 1990 | 79 specimens | ||||||||
= Trionychinae indet.
Gray 1825
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Alroy 2007 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Chelydridae
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Chelydridae indet.
Swainson 1839
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13 specimens | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Nanhsiungchelyidae
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Basilemys variolosa
(Cope 1876)
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Brinkman 1990 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Baenidae
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Baenidae indet.
Cope 1882
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47 specimens | |||||||||
Neurankylus eximius
Lambe 1902
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Brinkman and Nicholls 1993 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
UALVP 30824, partial skull; TMP 84.92.43, fragmentary right frontal | ||||||||||
Mammalia
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Mammalia indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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36 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Multituberculata
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Multituberculata indet.
Cope 1884
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Brinkman et al. 1998 | 12 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
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Metatheria indet.
(Huxley 1880)
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Brinkman et al. 1998 | 13 specimens | ||||||||
Acipenseriformes
- Acipenseridae
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Acipenser albertensis
Lambe 1902
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Brinkman 1990 | 32 elements | ||||||||
Acipenseriformes
- Polyodontidae
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Polyodontidae indet.
Bonaparte 1838
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Brinkman 1990 | 7 elements | ||||||||
Actinopteri
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Teleostei informal indet. D
Müller 1846
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Brinkman 1990 | 33 elements | ||||||||
Teleostei indet.
Müller 1846
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Brinkman 1990 | 56 elements | ||||||||
Teleostei informal indet. A
Müller 1846
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Eberth and Brinkman 1997 | 16 elements | ||||||||
Teleostei informal indet. N
Müller 1846
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Eberth and Brinkman 1997 | 1 element | ||||||||
Teleostei informal indet. L
Müller 1846
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Eberth and Brinkman 1997 | 2 elements | ||||||||
Teleostei informal indet. E
Müller 1846
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Eberth and Brinkman 1997 | 1 element | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Elopiformes
- Phyllodontidae
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Paralbula casei
Estes 1969
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Brinkman 1990 | 36 elements | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Albuliformes
- Albulidae
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Coriops amnicolus
Estes 1969
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Brinkman 1990 | 8 elements | ||||||||
Actinopteri
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Osteoglossomorpha informal indet. 2
Greenwood et al. 1966
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Brinkman and Neuman 2002 | 3 elements | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Hiodontiformes
- Hiodontidae
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Hiodontidae indet.
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Brinkman and Neuman 2002 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Esociformes
- Esocidae
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Estesesox foxi
Wilson et al. 1992
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Wilson et al. 1992 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Salmoniformes
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Esocoidea indet.
Bleeker 1859
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Brinkman 1990 | 14 elements | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Acanthomorpha
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Acanthomorpha indet.
Rosen 1973
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Brinkman and Neuman 2002 | 9 elements | ||||||||
spelled with current rank as Acanthomorphata | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Aspidorhynchiformes
- Aspidorhynchidae
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Belonostomus longirostris
(Lambe 1902)
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22 elements | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Amiiformes
- Amiidae
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Kindleia sp.
Jordan 1927
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Brinkman 1990 | 18 elements | ||||||||
synonym of Cyclurus | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
- Lepisosteidae
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Lepisosteus sp.
Agassiz 1843
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2714 elements | |||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rhinobatidae
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Myledaphus bipartitus
Cope 1876
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948 elements | |||||||||
2003.012.0213 | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Hybodontiformes
- Hybodontidae
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Hybodus montanensis
Case 1978
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Brinkman 1990 | 2 elements | ||||||||
recombined as Meristodonoides montanensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Sphaeriidae
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Sphaeriidae indet.
Deshayes 1855
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Johnston and Hendy 2005 | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Canada | State/province: | Alberta |
Coordinates: | 50.8° North, 111.6° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 58.1° North, 76.2° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
Altitude: | 676 meters | ||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 | *Epoch: | Senonian |
*International age/stage: | Campanian - Campanian | ||
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Campanian | ||
Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Belly River | Formation: | Dinosaur Park |
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | current ripples sandstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: . | |
Environment: | channel lag |
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "hydraul. srting,chann. Lag" |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Lagerst�tten type: | concentrate |
Degree of concentration: | concentrated |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Disassociated major elements: | many |
Disassociated minor elements: | many |
Temporal resolution: | time-averaged |
Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | bulk,sieve,field collection | ||
Collection size: | 6057 specimens | ||
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
Museum repositories: | TMP | ||
Collectors: | P. Currie, L. J. Strong | Collection dates: | 1979–1990 |
Collection method comments: ETE reference list: 666, 664, 984, 983, 981, 657 |
Metadata
Also known as: | ETE Locality 1572, Steveville Railroad Grade, RRG, Bonebed 102, RTMP Quarry 152, TMP loc. L0408 | ||
Database number: | 22697 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer, P. Mannion, R. Whatley, E. Vlachos, M. Carrano, P. Holroyd, J. Alroy | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer, E. Vlachos, R. Whatley, P. Mannion, J. Tennant, J. Alroy, P. Holroyd, M. Carrano |
Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2001-05-29 01:00:00 | Last modified: | 2023-07-14 14:31:36 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2001-05-29 01:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
16643. | ETE | D. B. Brinkman. 1986. Microvertebrate sites: progress and prospectus. In B. G. Naylor (ed.), Field Trip Guidebook to Dinosaur Provincial Park, 2 June 1986. Dinosaur Systematics Symposium, Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller, Alberta 24-37 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
19636 | J. Alroy. 2007. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil vertebrates and so forth. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
5929 | ETE 1710 | D. B. Brinkman. 1990. Paleontology of the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Dinosaur National Park, Alberta, Canada: evidence from vertebrate microfossil locality. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 78:37-54 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Carrano] |
10614 | ETE | D. B. Brinkman and A. G. Neuman. 2002. Teleost centra from uppermost Judith River Group (Dinosaur Park Formation, Campanian) of Alberta, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 76(1):138-155 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
686 | D. B. Brinkman and E. L. Nicholls. 1993. The skull of Neurankylus eximius (Testudines: Baenidae) and a reinterpretation of the relationships of this taxon. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 13(3):273-281 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
19348 | ETE | D. B. Brinkman, M. J. Ryan, and D. A. Eberth. 1998. The paleogeographic and stratigraphic distribution of ceratopsids (Ornithischia) in the Upper Judith River Group of western Canada. Palaios 13:160-169 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
16964 | ETE | P. J. Currie. 2005. History of research. In P. J. Currie and E. B. Koppelhus (eds.), Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 3-33 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
76402 | P. J. Currie and D. C. Evans. 2020. Cranial Anatomy of New Specimens of Saurornitholestes langstoni (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae) from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian) of Alberta. The Anatomical Record 303:691-715 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
15355 | ETE | J. Danis. 1986. Quarries of Dinosaur Provincial Park. In B. G. Naylor (ed.), Field Trip Guidebook to Dinosaur Provincial Park, 2 June 1986. Dinosaur Systematics Symposium, Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller, Alberta 43-51 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
78157 | D. A. Eberth. 2015. Origins of dinosaur bonebeds in the Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 52(8):655-681 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
9017 | D. A. Eberth and D. B. Brinkman. 1997. Paleoecology of an estuarine, incised-valley fill in the Dinosaur Park Formation (Judith River Group, Upper Cretaceous) of southern Alberta, Canada. Palaios 12:43-58 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
56071 | J. D. Gardner and D. B. Brinkman. 2015. A new frog (Lissamphibia, Anura) from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada. In O. R. P. Bininda-Emonds, G. L. Powell, H. A. Jamniczky, A. M. Bauer, J. Theodor (eds.), All Animals are Interesting: A Festschrift in Honour of Anthony P. Russell 35-105 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/M. Carrano] | |
64015 | J. D. Gardner, C. M. Redman, and R. L. Cifelli. 2016. The hopping dead: Late Cretaceous frogs from the middle-late Campanian (Judithian) of western North America. Fossil Imprint 72(1-2):78-107 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/M. Carrano] | |
29037 | S. Hope. 2002. The Mesozoic radiation of Neornithes. In L. M. Chiappe and L. M. Witmer (eds.), Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs. University of California Press, Berkeley 339-388 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano] | |
16975 | ETE | P. A. Johnston and A. J. W. Hendy. 2005. Paleoecology of mollusks from the Upper Cretaceous Belly River Group. In P. J. Currie and E. B. Koppelhus (eds.), Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 139-166 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
48570 | D. W. Larson and P. J. Currie. 2013. Multivariate analyses of small theropod dinosaur teeth and implications for paleoecological turnover through time. PLoS ONE 8(1):e54329:1-14 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
29137 | ETE | N. R. Longrich. 2009. An ornithurine-dominated avifauna from the Belly River Group (Campanian, Upper Cretaceous) of Alberta, Canada. Cretaceous Research 30(1):161-177 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
29426 | N. R. Longrich and P. J. Currie. 2009. A microraptorine (Dinosauria–Dromaeosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of North America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
46170 | T. Sato, D. A. Eberth, E. L. Nicholls and M. Manabe. 2005. Plesiosaurian remains from non-marine to paralic sediments. Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed 249-276 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/P. Mannion] | |
81203 | A. E. Wilson, M. G. Newbrey, D. B. Brinkman, T. D. Cook, and A. G. Neuman. 2013. Age and growth in Myledaphus bipartitus, a Late Cretaceous freshwater guitarfish from Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 50(9):930-944 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
45321 | M. V. H. Wilson, D. B. Brinkman, and A. G. Neuman. 1992. Cretaceous Esocoidei (Teleostei): early radiation of the pikes in North American fresh waters. Journal of Paleontology 66(5):839-846 [M. Bell/M. Bell] |