GSC 94051, Manuel Creek Fm, Murray Ridge, northern Yukon (Jurassic of Canada)

Where: Yukon, Canada (68.0° N, 136.5° W: paleocoordinates 61.7° N, 58.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Manuel Creek Formation (Bug Creek Group), Aalenian (174.1 - 170.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and siltstone

• Table 1 gives broad lithological descriptions of formations within the study area. The Almstrom Creek Fm is predominantly shale, siltstone, and sandstone.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the GSC

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: T.P. Poulton. 1991. Hettangian through Aalenian (Jurassic) guide fossils and biostratigraphy, Northern Yukon and adjacent Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin (410)1-95 [A. Miller/K. Layou/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34238: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 22.08.2003

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
? Camptonectes sp.
? Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864 scallop
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
"Propeamussium (Propeamussium) patriciae" = Propeamussium (Striatoamussium) patriciae
"Propeamussium (Propeamussium) patriciae" = Propeamussium (Striatoamussium) patriciae Poulton 1991 mud scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium sp.
Entolium sp. Meek 1865 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea" sp.
"Ostrea" sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Isocyprina sp.
Isocyprina sp. Röder 1882 clam
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
? Corbicula sp.
? Corbicula sp. Megerle 1811 clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya sp.
Pleuromya sp. Meek 1873 clam
 Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Vaugonia aff. literata