Morro Creek, 35 m, Banff Formation, Western Alberta: Tournaisian, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata
- Orthotetida
- Pulsiidae
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Schellwienella cf. bushbergensis
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3 specimens | ||||||
Strophomenata
- Orthotetida
- Schuchertellidae
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Streptorhynchus sp.
King 1850
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3 specimens | ||||||
Strophomenata
- Productida
- Monticuliferidae
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Ovatia prolata
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3 specimens | ||||||
Strophomenata
- Productida
- Echinoconchidae
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Pustula morrocreekensis
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1 specimen | ||||||
Strophomenata
- Productida
- Productellidae
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Avonia banffensis
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3 specimens | ||||||
Avonia canyonensis
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3 specimens | ||||||
Strophomenata
- Productida
- Productidae
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Piloricilla desmetensis
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3 specimens | ||||||
Setigerites jasperensis
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4 specimens | ||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Rhynchotetradidae
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Axiodeaneia usheri
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6 specimens | ||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Athyrididae
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Composita athabaskensis
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6 specimens | ||||||
Cleiothyridina lata
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31 specimens | ||||||
Cleiothyridina tenuilineata
(Rowley 1900)
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10 specimens | ||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Retziidae
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Eumetria osagensis
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1 specimen | ||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Spiriferidae
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Spirifer cascadensis
Warren 1927
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2 specimens | ||||||
? Podtsheremia albertensis
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35 specimens | ||||||
Prospira fessaulacis
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1 specimen | ||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Elythidae
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Kitakamithyris cooperensis
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1 specimen | ||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Canada | State/province: | Alberta |
Coordinates: | 53.0° North, 118.1° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 0.6° North, 41.9° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Mississippian |
Stage: | Tournaisian | 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 1 |
Key time interval: | Tournaisian | ||
Age range of interval: | 358.90000 - 346.70000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Banff | ||
Local section: | Morro Creek | Local bed: | 35 m |
Local order: | top to bottom | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Taphonomy
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 67261 | ||
Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel |
Modifier: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2006-11-16 05:35:22 | Last modified: | 2006-11-16 07:39:35 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-11-16 05:35:22 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
19211. | J. L. Carter. 1987. Lower Carboniferous brachiopods from the Banff Formation of Western Alberta. Bulletin Geological Survey of Canada 378:1-183 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |