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Loc. 21, Alberta, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 49.098,-112.145 |
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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. 21, Milk River [upper Pawkowki Fm] | Russell L. S., Landes R. W. (1937) | Pawkowki | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Pawkowki Formation, which overlies the Early Campanian Milk River Formation, is equivalent to the Lea Park Fm, and is overlain by the Judith River Fm (Late Campanian). AGE: Early Campanian on the basis of ammonite (and other groups) biostratigraphy; Baculites obtusus biozone. Early Campanian according to Dawson et el. - Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the upper Pakowki Fm. | "shale" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Yoldia dowlingi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : Yoldia : Yoldia dowlingi | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Nucula assiniboiensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula assiniboiensis | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Pteria (Oxytoma) nebrascana species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Oxytoma : Pteria (Oxytoma) nebrascana | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Liopistha sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : Liopistha | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Periploma johnseni species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : Periploma : Periploma johnseni | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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 |
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!