RTMP BB 104: Late/Upper Campanian, Canada
collected by P. Johnston

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Myledaphus bipartitus Cope 1876
110 elements
2005.012.0394
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes informal indet. A Huxley 1880
213 elements
Osteichthyes informal indet. B Huxley 1880
3 elements
Acipenseriformes - Polyodontidae
Polyodontidae indet. Bonaparte 1838
3 elements
Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser albertensis Lambe 1902
4 elements
Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amiidae indet. Huxley 1861
Neuman and Brinkman 2005
Kindleia sp. Jordan 1927
42 elements
synonym of Cyclurus
Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843
16 elements
Actinopteri
Teleostei indet. Müller 1846
Brinkman and Neuman 2002 170 elements
"intermediate grade"
Teleostei informal indet. D Müller 1846
77 elements
Teleostei informal indet. A Müller 1846
Eberth and Brinkman 1997 14 elements
Teleostei informal indet. N Müller 1846
Eberth and Brinkman 1997 17 elements
Teleostei informal indet. L Müller 1846
Eberth and Brinkman 1997 6 elements
Teleostei informal indet. E Müller 1846
Eberth and Brinkman 1997 10 elements
Actinopteri - Salmoniformes
Esocoidea indet. Bleeker 1859
Brinkman and Neuman 2002 20 elements
6 specimens from 10614, 14 from 5929
Actinopteri - Acanthomorpha
Acanthomorpha indet. Rosen 1973
Brinkman and Neuman 2002 12 elements
spelled with current rank as Acanthomorphata
Actinopteri - Hiodontiformes - Hiodontidae
Hiodontidae indet.
Brinkman and Neuman 2002 9 elements
7 specimens from 10614,163 from 5929
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Paralbula casei Estes 1969
22 elements
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Coriops amnicolus Estes 1969
38 elements
Actinopteri - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae
Belonostomus longirostris (Lambe 1902)
3 elements
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela
Scapherpeton tectum Cope 1876
255 specimens
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Batrachosauroididae
Opisthotriton kayi Auffenberg 1961
85 specimens
Amphibia - Temnospondyli
Anura indet. (Fischer von Waldheim 1813)
112 specimens
Tyrrellbatrachus brinkmani Gardner 2015
Gardner 2015 1 specimen
TMP 2014.010.0019 (maxilla)
Reptilia - Lacertilia
Lacertilia indet. Owen 1842
27 specimens
Reptilia - Theropoda
Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881
3 specimens
Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae
cf. Dromaeosauridae indet. Colbert and Russell 1969
1 specimen
Richardoestesia sp. Currie et al. 1990
Brinkman et al. 1998 3 specimens
Saurornitholestes langstoni Sues 1978
27 specimens
Dromaeosaurus sp. Matthew and Brown 1922
Brinkman et al. 1998 3 specimens
Reptilia - Troodontidae
Troodon formosus Leidy 1856
1 specimen
Reptilia
? Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758
Brinkman et al. 1998 13 specimens
Paronychodon sp. Cope 1876
Brinkman et al. 1998 1 specimen
Reticuloolithus hirschi n. gen., n. sp. Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005
Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005 1 specimen
TMP 2004.31.1
Reptilia - Elongatoolithidae
Continuoolithus canadensis Zelenitsky et al. 1996
Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005
Reptilia - Ceratopsidae
Ceratopsidae indet. Marsh 1888
36 specimens
Reptilia - Spheroolithidae
Spheroolithus albertensis Zelenitsky and Hills 1997
Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005
Reptilia - Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae indet. Cope 1869
246 specimens
Reptilia
Ankylosauria indet. Osborn 1923
14 specimens
Leidyosuchus canadensis Lambe 1907
30 specimens
Reptilia - Krokolithidae
Krokolithes sp. Hirsch 1985
Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005
Reptilia
Champsosaurus natator Parks 1933
26 specimens
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Aspideretes sp. Hay 1904
10 specimens
    = Trionychinae indet. Gray 1825
Alroy 2007
Reptilia - Testudines - Chelydridae
Chelydridae indet. Swainson 1839
11 specimens
Reptilia - Baenidae
Baenidae indet. Cope 1882
12 specimens
Mammalia
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758
15 specimens
Eutheria indet. (Huxley 1880)
Brinkman et al. 1998 3 specimens
Metatheria indet. (Huxley 1880)
Brinkman et al. 1998 9 specimens
Mammalia - Multituberculata
Multituberculata indet. Cope 1884
Brinkman et al. 1998 19 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sphaeriidae
Sphaeriidae indet. Deshayes 1855
Johnston and Hendy 2005
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Alberta
Coordinates: 50.7° North, 111.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:58.1° North, 76.1° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Altitude:679 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: sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: .
Environment:crevasse splay
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: crev_splay ETE event: ., ETE env comment: hydraul. Sorting
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:1473 specimens
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:TMP
Collectors:P. Johnston
Collection method comments: ETE reference list: 983, 666, 664, 984, 985, 657
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 1573, Bonebed 104, U-2, TMP loc. L0401
Database number:22698
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer, M. Carrano, P. Mannion, J. Alroy Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer, J. Alroy, P. Mannion, M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2001-05-29 01:00:00 Last modified:2023-07-14 15:01:35
Access level:the public Released:2001-05-29 01:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
5929.ETE 1710D. 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]

Secondary references:

19636 J. Alroy. 2007. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil vertebrates and so forth. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]
10614ETE 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]
19348ETE 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]
16964ETE 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]
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]
56016 J. D. Gardner. 2015. An edentulous frog (Lissamphibia; Anura) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Dinosaur Park Formation of southeastern Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 52:569-580 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
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]
16975ETE 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]
16976ETE A. G. Neuman and D. B. Brinkman. 2005. Fishes of the fluvial beds. In P. J. Currie and E. B. Koppelhus (eds.), Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 167-185 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
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]
18893ETE D. K. Zelenitsky and W. J. Sloboda. 2005. Eggshells. In P. J. Currie and E. B. Koppelhus (eds.), Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 398-404 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]