Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (49.5° N, 108.8° W: paleocoordinates 56.5° N, 81.1° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Frenchman Formation, Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)
• "many metres below the lowest coal seam, though not measured"
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; brown, gray claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by W. Long
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ), mechanical,
Primary reference: T. K. Tokaryk. 2009. A partial skeleton of Champsosaurus from the Frenchman Formation (Maastrichtian) of Saskatchewan. In T. K. Tokaryk, E. Snively, & H. N. Bryant (eds.), Frenchman Formation Terrestrial Ecosystem Conference, Program, Abstracts of Paper, Workshops and Field Trip. Royal Saskatchewan Museum Contribution to Science 12:55-59 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 180638: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 25.07.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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