Protection 3858: Coniacian - Campanian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Aneimia fremonti leaf
Polypodiopsida
Cladophlebis columbiana leaf Dawson 1893
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris kennerlyi leaf (Newberry 1863)
Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae
Protophyllocladus polymorphia leaf
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Metasequoia cuneata leaf
Glyptostrobus comoxensis leaf
Magnoliopsida
Celastrophyllum perryi leaf
Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus affinis leaf
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Saxifragaceae
Philadelphus normalis leaf
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnites eminens leaf
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae
Chrysobalanus nervillosus leaf
Angiospermae - Celastrales - Celastraceae
Celastrinites wardii leaf
Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae
Leguminosites rhamnifolioides leaf
Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Dryophyllum elongatum leaf Dawson 1893
Angiospermae - Crossosomatales - Staphyleaceae
Staphylea usheri leaf
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindus pacificus leaf
Angiospermae - Parietales - Ternstroemiaceae
Ternstroemites harwoodensis leaf
Angiospermae - Typhales - Sparganiaceae
Sparganium sp. seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
unclassified
Dombeyopsis ovata leaf
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Dammarites microlepis leaf
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:British Columbia
Coordinates: 49.0° North, 124.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:54.5° North, 91.4° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Coniacian - Campanian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 6 - Cretaceous 7
Key time interval: Coniacian - Campanian
Age range of interval: 89.8 - 72.1 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Nanaimo Formation:Protection
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:35219
Authorizer:D. Royer Enterer:D. Royer
Modifier:D. Royer Research group:paleobotany
Created:2003-11-18 10:06:54 Last modified:2006-09-15 17:00:51
Access level:the public Released:2003-11-18 10:06:54
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9471. W. A. Bell. 1957. Flora of the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 293:1-84 [D. Royer/D. Royer/D. Royer]