locality 11, Swan Hills: Maastrichtian, Canada
collected by L. S. Russell 1965
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Tyrannosauridae
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Deinodontidae indet.
(Brown 1914)
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| synonym of Tyrannosauridae | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Ornithomimidae
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Ornithomimus sp.
Marsh 1890
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1 specimen | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Alberta |
| Coordinates: | 54.9° North, 115.4° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 63.1° North, 84.8° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Edmonton | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "Upper Edmonton" | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | brown poorly lithified sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "Soft, brown sandstone" | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
| Disassociated major elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | L. S. Russell | Collection dates: | 1965 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 46095 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-01-03 08:11:56 | Last modified: | 2010-06-09 21:15:32 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-01-03 08:11:56 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 2997. | L. S. Russell. 1967. Palaeontology of the Swan Hills area, north-central Alberta. Life Science Contribution, Royal Ontario Museum 71:1-31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano] |