RTMP BB 104 (Cretaceous of Canada)

Also known as ETE Locality 1573, Bonebed 104, U-2, TMP loc. L0401

Where: Alberta, Canada (50.7° N, 111.5° W: paleocoordinates 58.1° N, 76.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Dinosaur Park Formation (Belly River Group), Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: crevasse splay; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: crev_splay ETE event: ., ETE env comment: hydraul. Sorting
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: .

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by P. Johnston; reposited in the TMP

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• ETE reference list: 983, 666, 664, 984, 985, 657

Primary reference: D. B. Brinkman. 1990. Paleontology of the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Dinosaur National Park, Alberta, Canada: evidence from vertebrate microfossil locality. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 78:37-54 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 22698: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 29.05.2001, edited by Matthew Carrano, John Alroy and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Myledaphus bipartitus
Myledaphus bipartitus Cope 1876 guitarfish
2005.012.0394
Gnathostomata
  -
Osteichthyes "indet. A", Osteichthyes "indet. B"
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser albertensis
Acipenser albertensis Lambe 1902 sturgeon
 Acipenseriformes - Polyodontidae
Polyodontidae indet.
Polyodontidae indet. Bonaparte 1838 paddlefish
Actinopteri
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amiidae indet.7, "Kindleia sp." = Cyclurus
Amiidae indet.7 Huxley 1861 bowfin
"Kindleia sp." = Cyclurus Agassiz 1839 bowfin
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp.
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar
 Teleostei -
Teleostei indet.2, Teleostei "indet. D", Teleostei "indet. A"4, Teleostei "indet. N"4, Teleostei "indet. L"4, Teleostei "indet. E"4
Teleostei indet.2
"intermediate grade"
 Hiodontiformes - Hiodontidae
Hiodontidae indet.2
Hiodontidae indet.2
7 specimens from 10614,163 from 5929
 Salmoniformes -
Esocoidea indet.2
Esocoidea indet.2 Bleeker 1859
6 specimens from 10614, 14 from 5929
 Teleostei -
"Acanthomorpha indet." = Acanthomorphata2
"Acanthomorpha indet." = Acanthomorphata2 Rosen 1973
 Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Paralbula casei
Paralbula casei Estes 1969
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Coriops amnicolus
Coriops amnicolus Estes 1969 bonefish
 Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae
Belonostomus longirostris
Mammalia
  -
Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
 Tribosphenida -
Eutheria indet.3, Metatheria indet.3
Eutheria indet.3 eutherian
Metatheria indet.3 Huxley 1880 metatherian
 Allotheria -
Multituberculata indet.3
Multituberculata indet.3 Cope 1884 multituberculate
Reptilia
 Loricata - Krokolithidae
Krokolithes sp.8
Krokolithes sp.8 Hirsch 1985 crocodile eggshell
 Crocodylia -
Leidyosuchus canadensis
Leidyosuchus canadensis Lambe 1907 crocodilian
 Theropoda -
Theropoda indet., Reticuloolithus hirschi n. gen. n. sp.8, Paronychodon sp.3
Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881 theropod
Reticuloolithus hirschi n. gen. n. sp.8 Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005 theropod
TMP 2004.31.1
Paronychodon sp.3 Cope 1876 maniraptoran
 Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
cf. Dromaeosauridae indet., Dromaeosaurus sp.3, Saurornitholestes langstoni, Richardoestesia sp.3
cf. Dromaeosauridae indet. Colbert and Russell 1969 maniraptoran
Dromaeosaurus sp.3 Matthew and Brown 1922 maniraptoran
Saurornitholestes langstoni Sues 1978 maniraptoran
Richardoestesia sp.3 Currie et al. 1990 maniraptoran
 Theropoda - Troodontidae
Troodon formosus
Troodon formosus Leidy 1856 maniraptoran
Aves
  -
? Aves indet.3
? Aves indet.3 Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
 Theropoda - Elongatoolithidae
Continuoolithus canadensis8
Continuoolithus canadensis8 Zelenitsky et al. 1996 theropod
 Ornithischia - Ceratopsidae
Ceratopsidae indet.
Ceratopsidae indet. Marsh 1888 ceratopsid
 Ornithischia - Spheroolithidae
Spheroolithus albertensis8
Spheroolithus albertensis8 Zelenitsky and Hills 1997 ornithopod
 Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae indet.
Hadrosauridae indet. Cope 1869 hadrosaurid
 Ornithischia -
Ankylosauria indet.
 Choristodera -
Champsosaurus natator
Champsosaurus natator Parks 1933 choristodere
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychinae indet.1
Trionychinae indet.1 Gray 1825 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Chelydridae
Chelydridae indet.
Chelydridae indet. Swainson 1839 turtle
 Testudinata - Baenidae
Baenidae indet.
Baenidae indet. Cope 1882 turtle
 Squamata -
Lacertilia indet.
Amphibia
 Salientia -
Anura indet., Tyrrellbatrachus brinkmani5
Tyrrellbatrachus brinkmani5 Gardner 2015 frog
TMP 2014.010.0019 (maxilla)
 Proteida - Batrachosauroididae
Opisthotriton kayi
Opisthotriton kayi Auffenberg 1961 salamander
 Caudata - Urodela
Scapherpeton tectum
Scapherpeton tectum Cope 1876 salamander
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Sphaeriidae
Sphaeriidae indet.6
Sphaeriidae indet.6 Deshayes 1855 clam
1Alroy 2007; 2Brinkman and Neuman 2002; 3Brinkman et al. 1998; 4Eberth and Brinkman 1997; 5Gardner 2015; 6Johnston and Hendy 2005; 7Neuman and Brinkman 2005; 8Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005