S30: Early Maastrichtian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Polypodiopsida - Salviniales - Azollaceae
massulae, microsporangia
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Alberta
Coordinates: 51.1° North, 113.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:63.5° North, 69.5° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 8
Key time interval: Early Maastrichtian
Age range of interval: 72.1 - 66 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Edmonton Formation:Horseshoe Canyon
Local section:CPOG Strathmore EV Well Local bed:757.5-759'
Local order:top to bottom
Stratigraphy comments: CPOG Strathmore EV well (sample S30), 757.5-790.0 ft, Horseshoe Canyon Formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:core,chemical,sieve,field collection
Minimum sieve size:0.037
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: The specimens figured in the paper have slide and collection number information. They also have more detailed locality information. Azollopsis tomentosa: AS-S30-S-0-1, GSC 30850a; AS-S30-S-0-1, GSC 30850b.
Metadata
Also known as:Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas EV Strathmore well, depth 757.5-759 feet
Database number:34166
Authorizer:R. Lupia Enterer:B. Wilborn
Modifier:G. Varnham Research group:paleobotany
Created:2003-08-20 16:22:58 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2003-08-20 16:22:58
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
8958. A.R. Sweet and L.V. Hills. 1974. A detailed study of the genus Azollopsis. Canadian Journal of Botany 52:1625-1642 [R. Lupia/B. Wilborn/B. Wilborn]