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Christopher, Canada

Formation	Christopher
Age:	109 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Interval	Albian
Lithology	siliciclastic, grainstone
Number of Collections	13
Number of Occurrences	61

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
C-30822	Northwest Territories, Canada	Christopher
C-34341	Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada	Christopher
GSC Loc. C-26600 - Ellef Ringnes Island [Christopher Fm]	Ellef Ringnes Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada	Christopher
GSC Loc. C-4659 - Axel Heiberg Island	Axel Heiberg Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada	Christopher
Prince Patrick Island	Northwest Territories, Canada	Christopher

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Hassel	101 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous		66

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Paxillitriletes sp. genus	6	*Paxillitriletes*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Spermatites sp. genus	6	*Spermatites*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Striatriletes sp. genus	6	*Striatriletes*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tenellisporites sp. genus	6	*Tenellisporites*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Verrutriletes sp. genus	6	Plantae : *Verrutriletes*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Balmeisporites holodictyus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Balmeisporites : *Balmeisporites holodictyus*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Modestella jeletzkyi species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Modestella : *Modestella jeletzkyi*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Inoceramus anglicus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : *Inoceramus anglicus*	109 - 105.3 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Desmoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : *Desmoceras*	109 - 105.3 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Anagastroplites tozeri species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hoplitidae : Anagastroplites : *Anagastroplites tozeri*	109 - 105.3 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudogastroplites nanus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hoplitidae : Pseudogastroplites : *Pseudogastroplites nanus*	109 - 105.3 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudopulchellia balkwilli species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hoplitidae : Pseudopulchellia : *Pseudopulchellia balkwilli*	109 - 105.3 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudopulchellia flexicostata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hoplitidae : Pseudopulchellia : *Pseudopulchellia flexicostata*	109 - 105.3 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudopulchellia pattoni species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hoplitidae : Pseudopulchellia : *Pseudopulchellia pattoni*	109 - 105.3 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Minerisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Isoetales : *Minerisporites*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Minerisporites marginatus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Isoetales : Minerisporites : *Minerisporites marginatus*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Arcellites sp. genus	6	Plantae : *Arcellites*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Arcellites reticulatus species	7	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Marsileales : Arcellites : *Arcellites reticulatus*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Triletes sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : *Triletes*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

References

Sweet A. R. (1979) Jurassic and Cretaceous Megaspores, AASP Contributions Series Number 5B: Contributions of Stratigrphic Palynology (with emphasis on North America): Mesozoic Palynology 2 5B, 1-30

Jeletzky J. A. (1980) New or formerly poorly known, biochronologically and paleobiogeographically important gastroplitinid and cleoniceratinid (Ammonitida) taxa from Middle Albian rocks of mid-western and Arctic Canada, Geological Survey of Canada Paper 79 22, 1-63

Sandy M. R. (1990) A New Early Cretaceous Articulate Brachiopod from the Northwest Territories, Canda, and Its Paleobiogeographic Significance, Journal of Paleontology 64 3, 367-372

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!

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