Wounded Knee (WK) (Cretaceous of Canada)

Also known as UALVP

Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (49.3° N, 108.4° W: paleocoordinates 56.3° N, 80.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Frenchman Formation, Lancian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• 25 m below the Ferris (= No. 1) coal seam

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coarse channel fill; poorly lithified, gray, green sandstone

• "...a poorly cemented sandstone having the dark grayish-green color..."

Size class: mesofossils

Collected by P. Johnston & R. Fox in 1979

Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), sieve,

Primary reference: R. C. Fox. 1989. The Wounded Knee local fauna and mammalian evolution near the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, Saskatchewan, Canada. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 208(1-3):11-59 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14655: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Roger Benson, Matthew Carrano and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• 25 m below K-T boundary (Ferris Coal)
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Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Myledaphus bipartitus
Myledaphus bipartitus Cope 1876 guitarfish
 Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae
Lonchidion selachos
Lonchidion selachos Estes 1964 elasmobranch
Gnathostomata
  -
Osteichthyes indet.
Actinopteri
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
"Kindleia fragosa" = Cyclurus fragosus
"Kindleia fragosa" = Cyclurus fragosus Jordan 1927 bowfin
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp.
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
? Platacodon nanus
? Platacodon nanus Marsh 1889
 Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae
Belonostomus longirostris
Mammalia
 Tribosphenida -
Eutheria "indet. 1", Eutheria "indet. 2"
Eutheria "indet. 1" eutherian
UALVP 22758; "New genus 1, new species"
Eutheria "indet. 2" eutherian
UALVP 22759; "New genus 2, new species"
 Leptictida - Gypsonictopidae
Gypsonictops cf. illuminatus
Gypsonictops cf. illuminatus Lillegraven 1969 eutherian
UALVP 22731-22743
 Tribosphenida - Zhelestidae
Alostera saskatchewanensis n. gen. n. sp.
Alostera saskatchewanensis n. gen. n. sp. Fox 1989 eutherian
UALVP 22753-22757
 Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Cimolestes cf. incisus, Cimolestes stirtoni, "Cimolestes cf. propalaeoryctes" = Scollardius propalaeoryctes
Cimolestes cf. incisus Marsh 1889 eutherian
UALVP 22745-22748
Cimolestes stirtoni Clemens 1973 eutherian
UALVP 22752-22752
"Cimolestes cf. propalaeoryctes" = Scollardius propalaeoryctes Lillegraven 1969 eutherian
UALVP 22749-22750
 Tribosphenida - Alphadontidae
Alphadon sp.
Alphadon sp. Simpson 1927 metatherian
UALVP 22678-22722
 Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae
"Alphadon jasoni" = Nortedelphys jasoni4
"Alphadon jasoni" = Nortedelphys jasoni4 Storer 1991 marsupial
UALVP 22723-22724
 Polydolopimorphia - Glasbiidae
Glasbius twitchelli
Glasbius twitchelli Archibald 1982 metatherian
UALVP 22725
 Tribosphenida - Pediomyidae
Pediomyidae indet.1, Pediomys elegans
Pediomyidae indet.1 Simpson 1927 metatherian
UALVP 22729; cf ."sp. A" from the Oldman Fm. of Alberta
Pediomys elegans Marsh 1889 metatherian
UALVP 22726-22728
 Tribosphenida - Stagodontidae
Didelphodon vorax
Didelphodon vorax Marsh 1889 metatherian
UALVP 22730
 Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae
? Cimolodon sp., Cimolodon nitidus
? Cimolodon sp. Marsh 1889 multituberculate
UALVP 22670-22672
Cimolodon nitidus Marsh 1889 multituberculate
UALVP 22667-22669
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Mesodma formosa, Mesodma cf. thompsoni
Mesodma formosa Marsh 1889 multituberculate
UALVP 22653-22662
Mesodma cf. thompsoni Clemens 1964 multituberculate
UALVP 22663-22666
 Multituberculata -
Paracimexomys priscus
Paracimexomys priscus Lillegraven 1969 multituberculate
UALVP 22676-22677
 Multituberculata - Cimolomyidae
Essonodon sp., Meniscoessus robustus
Essonodon sp. Simpson 1927 multituberculate
UALVP 22675
Meniscoessus robustus Marsh 1889 multituberculate
UALVP 22673-22674
Reptilia
 Loricata -
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia Owen 1842 crocodilian
 Theropoda -
Coelurosauria indet.
Aves
  -
? Aves indet.
? Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
 Theropoda -
Carnosauria indet.
 Ornithischia - Ceratopsidae
Ceratopsidae indet.
Ceratopsidae indet. Marsh 1888 ceratopsid
 Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae indet.
Hadrosauridae indet. Cope 1869 hadrosaurid
 Ornithischia -
Ankylosauria indet.
 Choristodera -
Champsosaurus sp.
Champsosaurus sp. Cope 1876 choristodere
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Squamata - Chamopsiidae
Haptosphenus placodon2, Leptochamops denticulatus, Meniscognathus altmani2, Chamops segnis
Haptosphenus placodon2 Estes 1964 squamates
UALVP 29771, 29870 (partial mandible)
Leptochamops denticulatus Gilmore 1928 squamates
Meniscognathus altmani2 Estes 1964 squamates
UALVP 29833 (partial maxilla)
Chamops segnis Marsh 1892 squamates
Partial maxilla (UALVP 29728) and three partial dentaries (UALVP 29728, 29811-29812)
 Squamata - Globauridae
? Contogenys sp.
? Contogenys sp. Estes 1969 squamates
 Squamata -
Lacertilia indet., Coniophis sp.
Coniophis sp. Marsh 1892 snake
 Squamata - Anguidae
Odaxosaurus piger2
Odaxosaurus piger2 Gilmore 1928 squamates
 Squamata -
Parasaniwa wyomingensis, Paraderma bogerti2
Parasaniwa wyomingensis Gilmore 1928 squamates
UALVP 33347 (premaxilla), 33348 (maxilla), 33349 (dentary), 33350 (dorsal vertebra)
Paraderma bogerti2 Estes 1964 squamates
UALVP 29846 (dentary), 33387 (dorsal vertebra)
Amphibia
 Salientia -
Anura indet., Scotiophryne pustulosa
Scotiophryne pustulosa Estes 1969 frog
 Salientia - Discoglossidae
Discoglossidae indet.
Discoglossidae indet. Günther 1859 painted frog
 Proteida - Batrachosauroididae
Opisthotriton kayi, Prodesmodon copei
Opisthotriton kayi Auffenberg 1961 salamander
Prodesmodon copei Estes 1964 salamander
 Caudata - Urodela
Urodela indet., Habrosaurus dilatus, Scapherpeton tectum
Urodela indet. salamander
Habrosaurus dilatus Gilmore 1928 siren
UALVP 43921-43926 (premxillae), 43927 (maxilla), 43930-43933 (dentaries), 43928-43929 (vomers) and 43934 (atlas)
Scapherpeton tectum Cope 1876 salamander
 Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae
Albanerpetontidae indet.3
Albanerpetontidae indet.3 Fox and Naylor 1982 tetrapod
1Alroy 2007; 2Gao and Fox 1996; 3Gardner 2000; 4Storer 1991