GSC loc. 93324 - McConnell Creek (Jurassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (56.1° N, 126.8° W: paleocoordinates 32.0° N, 69.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pliensbachian (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)

• Margaritatus Zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the GSC

Collection methods: mechanical,

• L. J. Werner, 1975.

Primary reference: M. Aberhan. 1998. Early Jurassic Bivalvia of western Canada. Part I. Subclasses Palaeotaxodonta, Pteriomorpha, and Isofilibranchia. Beringeria 21:57-150 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 53445: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 09.09.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Entolioididae
Kolymonectes carlottensis Whiteaves 1884 scallop
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Poulton 1976
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae
? Prodactylioceras sp. Spath 1923 ammonite
Frebold 1976
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Arieticeras sp. Seguenza 1885 ammonite
Frebold 1976