Miami, Vermilion River Formation: Campanian, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Mosasauridae
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Platecarpus sp.
Cope 1869
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anterior end of snout and fragments of lower jaw | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Salmoniformes
- Cimolichthyidae
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Cimolichthys cf. nepaholica
(Cope 1872)
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5 elements | |||||||||
vertebrae | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Canada | State/province: | Manitoba |
Coordinates: | 49.4° North, 98.0° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 53.5° North, 61.8° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
Altitude: | 312 meters | ||
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 |
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 |
Disassociated major elements: | some |
Disassociated minor elements: | all |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 36749 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | E. Leckey |
Modifier: | E. Leckey | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2004-02-12 11:37:51 | Last modified: | 2004-02-12 13:39:50 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-02-12 11:37:51 |
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] |