GSC loc. 93131 - McConnell Creek: Middle Toarcian, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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? Nautiloida indet.
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Aberhan 1998 | |||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
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Rhynchonellida indet.
Kuhn 1949
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Aberhan 1998 | |||||||||
| Poulton 1976 | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Phymatoceratidae
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Pseudomercaticeras sp.
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Phymatoceras sp.
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Hildoceratidae
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Pseudolioceras sp.
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Dactylioceratidae
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? Collina sp.
Bonarelli 1893
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Cephalopoda
- Belemnitida
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Belemnitida indet.
Zittel 1895
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Aberhan 1998 | |||||||||
| Poulton 1976 | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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? Perna sp.
Retzius 1788
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Aberhan 1998 | |||||||||
| Poulton 1976 | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Costicamptonectes) sp.
Fursich 1982
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Aberhan 1998 | 1 individual | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Propeamussiidae
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? Variamussium sp.
Sacco 1897
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Aberhan 1998 | |||||||||
| synonym of Parvamussium | ||||||||||
| Poulton 1976 | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Aberhan 1998 | |||||||||
| Poulton 1976 | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Trigoniidae
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Myophorella aff. montanaensis
(Meek 1873)
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Aberhan 1998 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Trigonia montanaensis | ||||||||||
| Poulton 1976 | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Myophorellidae
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Myophorella aff. formosa
(Lycett 1860)
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Aberhan 1998 | |||||||||
| Poulton 1976 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | British Columbia |
| Coordinates: | 56.2° North, 126.3° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.4° North, 68.6° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Early/Lower Jurassic |
| Stage: | Toarcian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 3 |
| Key time interval: | Middle Toarcian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 182.90000 - 180.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Smithers | ||||
| Local section: | Section 4 - McConnell Creek | Local bed: | 186.0-193.5 m | ||
| Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Crassicosta Zone; Meters indicate distance from base of section | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified sandstone |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | cast |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | mechanical,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | GSC |
Metadata
| Database number: | 53587 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Aberhan | Enterer: | S. Nurnberg |
| Modifier: | S. Nurnberg | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-09-12 06:18:55 | Last modified: | 2006-03-31 05:00:16 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-09-12 06:18:55 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 15025. | G. K. Jakobs. 1997. Toarcian (Early Jurassic) ammonoids from western North America. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 428:137pp. [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg] |
Secondary references:
| 14361 | M. Aberhan. 1998. Early Jurassic Bivalvia of western Canada. Part I. Subclasses Palaeotaxodonta, Pteriomorpha, and Isofilibranchia. Beringeria 21:57-150 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/M. Uhen] |