Pembina Member 2, Vermilion River Formation: Campanian, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Anacoracidae
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Squalicorax cf. falcatus
(Agassiz 1843)
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1 element | |||||||||
| tooth | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Salmoniformes
- Cimolichthyidae
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Cimolichthys cf. nepaholica
(Cope 1872)
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2 elements | |||||||||
| ectoptyerygoid fragments | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Aulopiformes
- Enchodontidae
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Enchodus sp.
Agassiz 1835
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2 elements | |||||||||
| fragments of neurocranium, jaw and vertebrae, palatines | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Crossognathiformes
- Pachyrhizodontidae
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Pachyrhizodus minimus
Stewart 1899
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1 individual | |||||||||
| "complete fish" | ||||||||||
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Pachyrhizodus caninus
Cope 1872
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| part of a dentary | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Ichthyodectiformes
- Ichthyodectidae
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Ichthyodectes ctenodon
Cope 1870
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| fragments of mandibles and hyomandibular | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Pachycormiformes
- Pachycormidae
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Protosphyraena sp.
Leidy 1857
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1 element | |||||||||
| premaxilla fragment with teeth | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Manitoba |
| Coordinates: | 49.3° North, 98.3° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 53.5° North, 62.1° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Vermilion River | Member: | Pembina | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: Author correlates this formation with the Niobara Chalk of the US |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | black,gray "shale" |
| Secondary lithology: | argillaceous ash |
| Lithology description: The Pembina member consists of dark gray or black shales separated by thick bentonite beds. | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,replaced with other |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Articulated whole bodies: | some |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | many |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 36707 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | E. Leckey |
| Modifier: | E. Leckey | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Subset of collection #: | 36446 | ||
| Created: | 2004-02-10 12:23:57 | Last modified: | 2004-02-12 13:23:53 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-02-10 12:23:57 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9799. | D. Bardack. 1968. Fossil vertebrates from the marine Cretaceous of Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 5:145-153 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey] |