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RTMP Quarry 147 , Alberta, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 50.7427,-111.492 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Alberta, Canada |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Alberta, Canada |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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RTMP Quarry 147 (DPP) | Buffetaut E. (2010) | Belly River - Dinosaur Park | "Originally described as coming from the Judith River (Oldman) Formation. The currently used stratigraphical nomenclature for Dinosaur Provincial Park recognizes a Late Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation, which is distinct from the Oldman Formation and overlies it. Specimen TMP 79.14.247 comes from the lower half of the Dinosaur Park Formation, in which quarry 147 is located" | sandstone | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Euenantiornithes superorder | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Euenantiornithes | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Buffetaut E. (2010) A basal bird from the Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of Dinosaur Provincial Park (Alberta, Canada), Geological Magazine 147 3, 469-472 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!