Arbour, Victoria M., Currie, Philip J. (2011) An istiodactylid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 48 (1) 63-69 doi:10.1139/e10-083
| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | ||
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| Title | An istiodactylid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences | ||
| Authors | Arbour, Victoria M. | Author | |
| Currie, Philip J. | Author | ||
| Year | 2011 (January) | Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 | ||
| Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing | ||
| DOI | doi:10.1139/e10-083Search in ResearchGate | ||
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 484648 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:484648:6 |
| GUID | 0 | ||
| Full Reference | Arbour, Victoria M., Currie, Philip J. (2011) An istiodactylid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 48 (1) 63-69 doi:10.1139/e10-083 | ||
| Plain Text | Arbour, Victoria M., Currie, Philip J. (2011) An istiodactylid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 48 (1) 63-69 doi:10.1139/e10-083 | ||
| In | (2011, January) Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Vol. 48 (1) Canadian Science Publishing | ||
| Abstract/Notes | An unusual jaw found in a calcite nodule from Collishaw Point, Hornby Island, British Columbia (off the east coast of Vancouver Island) represents the first definitive pterosaur found in British Columbia, and the first istiodactylid from Canada. The nodule was derived from the Northumberland Formation (Nanaimo Group), a fossiliferous formation known for producing numerous plants, invertebrates, sharks, and mosasaurs. The pterosaur is represented by the anterior portion of the rostrum, including the anterior edge of the nasoantorbital fenestra, and numerous small, triangular teeth lacking denticles. These teeth are similar in overall morphology to the teeth of istiodactylids, but are smaller, more numerous, more tightly packed, and have proportionately smaller crowns. Although fragmentary, this specimen is diagnostic and represents a new genus of istiodactylid pterosaur. Its presence in the upper Campanian Northumberland Formation makes this the latest occurring istiodactylid and extends the stratigraphic and geographic range of this enigmatic group of pterosaurs. | ||
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