Thornhill, Vermilion River Formation: Campanian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Polycotylidae
Dolichorhynchops kirki (Russell 1935)
original and current combination Trinacromerum kirki
vertebrae
Reptilia - Hesperornithiformes
Hesperornis regalis Marsh 1872
right femur
Reptilia - Testudines
Toxochelys browni (Hay 1905)
synonym of Toxochelys latiremis
anterior limb
Reptilia - Mosasauridae
Platecarpus sp. Cope 1869
anterior end of upper and lower jaws
Actinopteri - Tselfatiiformes - Plethodidae
Ananogmius sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1940
synonym of Bananogmius
head and vertebral column
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Manitoba
Coordinates: 49.0° North, 98.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:53.1° North, 62.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:191 meters
Geographic resolution:local area
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
Stratigraphic resolution:member
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
Associated major elements:some
Disassociated major elements:some
Disassociated minor elements:some
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:36746
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:E. Leckey
Modifier:E. Leckey Research group:vertebrate
Created:2004-02-12 10:48:36 Last modified:2004-02-12 15:42:15
Access level:the public Released:2004-02-12 10:48:36
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]