RTMP BB 156: Late/Upper Campanian, Canada
collected by D. Marsh & M. J. Ryan 2002
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Ceratopsidae
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Styracosaurus albertensis
Lambe 1913
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| RTMP 98.68.33 | ||||||||||
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= Centrosaurus apertus
Lambe 1905
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Ryan et al. 2007 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Alberta |
| Coordinates: | 50.8° North, 111.6° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 58.1° North, 76.1° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Altitude: | 670 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Belly River | Formation: | Dinosaur Park | ||
| Local section: | Dinosaur Park | Local bed: | 20 m | ||
| Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: 20 m above Dinosaur Park/Oldman contact | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | channel lag |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Lagerst�tten type: | concentrate |
| Degree of concentration: | -single event |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera | ||
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taphonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | TMP | ||
| Collectors: | D. Marsh & M. J. Ryan | Collection dates: | 31 July 2002 |
| Taxonomic list comments:includes undescribed "mixed faunal" elements | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | Bonebed 156, Cutler Bonebed, False Cutler Styracosaur Bonebed | ||
| Database number: | 65929 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-09-26 08:54:34 | Last modified: | 2021-09-22 15:50:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-09-26 08:54:34 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 18896. | ETE | D. A. Eberth and M. A. Getty. 2005. Ceratopsian bonebeds: occurrence, origins, and significance. In P. J. Currie and E. B. Koppelhus (eds.), Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 501-536 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 78157 | D. A. Eberth. 2015. Origins of dinosaur bonebeds in the Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 52(8):655-681 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 26153 | ETE | M. J. Ryan, R. Holmes, and A. P. Russell. 2007. A revision of the late Campanian centrosaurine ceratopsid genus Styracosaurus from the Western Interior of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(4):944-962 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |