Gathto Creek, Muskwa River (Triassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (58.3° N, 124.1° W: paleocoordinates 28.0° N, 34.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ceratites trinodosus ammonoid zone, Toad Formation, Illyrian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by John Gittins in 1954

Primary reference: G. E. G. Westermann. 1963. Occurrence and significance of Nevadites merriami Smith in the Toad Formation of northeast British Columbia (Ammonoidea, Mid-Triassic). Journal of Paleontology 37(2):496-499 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 216620: authorized by Alex Dunhill, entered by Bethany Allen on 22.12.2020

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
"Beyrichitidae indet." = Beyrichitinae, "Hollandites mcconnelli" = Hollandites macconnelli, ""Gymnotoceras" wrighti" = Anagymnotoceras wrighti, "Beyrichites cf. rotelliformis" = Gymnotoceras rotelliformis, Gymnotoceras cf. blakei, "Frechites kindli" = Frechites kindlei, Nevadites merriami
"Beyrichitidae indet." = Beyrichitinae Spath 1934 ceratite
"Hollandites mcconnelli" = Hollandites macconnelli McLearn 1946 ceratite
""Gymnotoceras" wrighti" = Anagymnotoceras wrighti McLearn 1946 ceratite
"Beyrichites cf. rotelliformis" = Gymnotoceras rotelliformis Meek 1877 ceratite
Gymnotoceras cf. blakei Gabb 1864 ceratite
"Frechites kindli" = Frechites kindlei McLearn 1946 ceratite
Nevadites merriami Smith 1914 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Parapopanoceratidae