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McLeod River, Alberta, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 52.975,-117.325 |
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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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McLeod River, between Prospect and Whitehorse creeks | Neuman A. G., Wilson M. V. H. (1985) | Fernie | Age based on ammonites collected at the site in 1983. The presence of the ammonites Leptaleoceras pseudoradians and Dactylioceras cf. kanense in particular suggest that this specimen originated from near the Pliensbachian–Toarcian boundary, i.e., at the base of the tenuicostatum Zone. | "shale" | 183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Saurorhynchus acutus species | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurorhynchus : Saurorhynchus acutus | 183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic |
References
Neuman A. G., Wilson M. V. H. (1985) A fossil fish of the family Saurichthyidae from the Lower Jurassic of western Alberta, Canada, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 22, 1158-1162 |
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!