Pembina Member 4, Vermilion River Formation: Campanian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Enchodus sp. Agassiz 1835
2 elements
vertebrae
Enchodus cf. saevus Hay 1903
right dentary, maxillar and palatine
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
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:some
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:36750
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:E. Leckey
Modifier:E. Leckey Research group:vertebrate
Created:2004-02-12 11:44:09 Last modified:2004-02-12 13:44:09
Access level:the public Released:2004-02-12 11:44:09
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]