Cecil Nesmo's #1, RTMP L1137: Late/Upper Campanian, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia
- Unionida
- Unionidae
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Unionidae indet.
Rafinesque 1820
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Peng et al. 2001 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Cuvier 1795
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Peng et al. 2001 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Ceratopsidae
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Ceratopsidae indet.
Marsh 1888
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Peng et al. 2001 | 13 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Hadrosauridae
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Hadrosauridae indet.
Cope 1869
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Peng et al. 2001 | 136 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Dromaeosauridae
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Saurornitholestes langstoni
Sues 1978
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Peng et al. 2001 | 10 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Troodontidae
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Troodon formosus
Leidy 1856
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Peng et al. 2001 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
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Aves indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Peng et al. 2001 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Tyrannosauridae
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Tyrannosauridae indet.
Osborn 1906
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Peng et al. 2001 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Crocodylia
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Leidyosuchus sp.
Lambe 1907
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Peng et al. 2001 | 11 specimens | ||||||||
= Crocodylia indet.
Owen 1842
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Alroy 2007 | |||||||||
Reptilia
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Champsosaurus sp.
Cope 1876
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Peng et al. 2001 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Baenidae
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Baenidae indet.
Cope 1882
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Peng et al. 2001 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Chelydridae
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Chelydridae indet.
Swainson 1839
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Peng et al. 2001 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Trionychidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Peng et al. 2001 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
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Varanoidea indet.
Gray 1827
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Peng et al. 2001 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Helodermatidae
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Helodermatidae indet.
Gray 1837
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Peng et al. 2001 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
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Colpodontosaurus cracens
Estes 1964
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Peng et al. 2001 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
cf. Palaeosaniwa canadensis
Gilmore 1928
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Peng et al. 2001 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Chamopsiidae
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Leptochamops sp.
Estes 1964
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Peng et al. 2001 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Marsupialia
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Marsupialia indet.
(Illiger 1811)
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Brinkman et al. 2004 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Pediomyidae
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Pediomys sp.
Marsh 1889
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Brinkman et al. 2004 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
= Pediomyidae indet.
Simpson 1927
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Alroy 2007 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Alphadontidae
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Turgidodon praesagus
(Russell 1952)
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Brinkman et al. 2004 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Multituberculata
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Multituberculata indet.
Cope 1884
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Brinkman et al. 2004 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Multituberculata
- Cimolomyidae
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Meniscoessus major
(Russell 1936)
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Brinkman et al. 2004 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Albanerpetontidae
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Albanerpeton gracilis
Gardner 2000
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9 specimens | |||||||||
RTMP 96.78.185 | ||||||||||
Albanerpeton galaktion
Fox and Naylor 1982
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1 specimen | |||||||||
RTMP 96.78.124 | ||||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Batrachosauroididae
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Opisthotriton kayi
Auffenberg 1961
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Peng et al. 2001 | 210 specimens | ||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Scapherpeton tectum
Cope 1876
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Peng et al. 2001 | 206 specimens | ||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
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Anura indet.
(Fischer von Waldheim 1813)
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Peng et al. 2001 | 102 specimens | ||||||||
Actinopteri
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Holostei informal indet. A
Müller 1846
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Peng et al. 2001 | 57 elements | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
- Lepisosteidae
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Atractosteus occidentalis
(Leidy 1856)
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Peng et al. 2001 | 30 elements | ||||||||
original and current combination Lepidotus occidentalis | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
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Teleostei informal indet. D
Müller 1846
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Peng et al. 2001 | 26 elements | ||||||||
Teleostei indet.
Müller 1846
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Peng et al. 2001 | 230 elements | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Albuliformes
- Albulidae
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Coriops amnicolus
Estes 1969
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Peng et al. 2001 | 22 elements | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Elopiformes
- Phyllodontidae
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Paralbula casei
Estes 1969
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Peng et al. 2001 | 1 element | ||||||||
Phyllodontinae indet.
Darteville and Casier 1949
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Peng et al. 2001 | 15 elements | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Esociformes
- Esocidae
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Estesesox foxi
Wilson et al. 1992
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Peng et al. 2001 | 22 elements | ||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Hemiscylliidae
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Chiloscyllium missouriense
Case 1979
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Peng et al. 2001 | 1 element | ||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rhinobatidae
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Myledaphus bipartitus
Cope 1876
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Peng et al. 2001 | 2 elements | ||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Canada | State/province: | Alberta |
Coordinates: | 49.1° North, 110.7° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 56.3° North, 76.2° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Campanian | ||
Age range of interval: | 83.50000 - 70.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Belly River | Formation: | Oldman | Member: | Upper |
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: 6 m above the top of the middle unit; Nesmo's unit |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | siltstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: "1.5 m thick, massive siltstone. The host lithosome is tabular, flat-bedded, and fines upward." | |
Environment: | crevasse splay |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Lagerst�tten type: | concentrate |
Degree of concentration: | concentrated |
Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Spatial orientation: | random |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Disassociated major elements: | many |
Disassociated minor elements: | many |
Size sorting: | well |
Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | bulk,sieve,field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Also known as: | CN-1 | ||
Database number: | 45893 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Carrano, J. Alroy | Enterer: | M. Carrano, J. Alroy |
Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2004-12-13 07:18:03 | Last modified: | 2021-09-23 12:21:18 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-12-13 07:18:03 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
42675. | J. D. Gardner. 2000. Albanerpetontid amphibians from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian and Maastrichtian) of North America. Geodiversitas 22(3):349-388 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
19636 | J. Alroy. 2007. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil vertebrates and so forth. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
11931 | ETE | D. B. Brinkman, A. P. Russell, D. A. Eberth and J. Peng. 2004. Vertebrate palaeocommunities of the lower Judith River Group (Campanian) of southeastern Alberta, Canada, as interpreted from vertebrate microfossil assemblages. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 213:295-313 [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] | |
11964 | ETE | J. Peng, A. P. Russell, and D. B. Brinkman. 2001. Vertebrate microsite assemblages (exclusive of mammals) from the Foremost and Oldman Formations of the Judith River Group (Campanian) of southeastern Alberta: an illustrated guide. Provincial Museum of Alberta, Natural History Occasional Paper 25:1-54 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy] |