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Loc. 30, Alberta, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 49.447,-112.831 |
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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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Loc. 30, St Mary River, upper [Bearpaw Fm] | Russell L. S., Landes R. W. (1937) | Bearpaw | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Bearpaw [Shale] Formation, which overlies the Late Campanian Oldman Formation (brackish to non-marine), andis overlain by the Eastend Fm (Maastrichtian). AGE: Late Campanian on the basis of ammonite (and other groups) biostratigraphy; Baculites compressus biozone. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the Arctica bed and above, upper Bearpaw Fm. | "shale" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Loc. 31, Pothole Creek, upper [Bearpaw Fm] | Russell L. S., Landes R. W. (1937) | Bearpaw | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Bearpaw [Shale] Formation, which overlies the Late Campanian Oldman Formation (brackish to non-marine), andis overlain by the Eastend Fm (Maastrichtian). AGE: Late Campanian on the basis of ammonite (and other groups) biostratigraphy; Baculites compressus biozone. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From uppermost Bearpaw Fm. | "shale" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
References
Russell L. S., Landes R. W. (1937) Geology of the Southern Alberta Plains. Part II. Paleontology of the marine formations of the Montana Group, Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 221 |
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