Calf Creek bird locality: Chadronian, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Odontophoridae
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Nanortyx inexpectatus n. gen., n. sp.
Weigel 1963
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5 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Scolopacidae
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Paractitis bardi n. gen., n. sp.
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Cuculiformes
- Cuculidae
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Neococcyx mccorquodalei n. gen., n. sp.
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates: | 49.5° North, 108.8° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 51.2° North, 99.4° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Altitude: | 3600 feet | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Priabonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
| Key time interval: | Chadronian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 37 - 33.9 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Cypress Hills | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: according to Weigel, mammalian genera suggest equivalency to the lowest part of the Chadron Formation of South Dakota |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandy,conglomeratic sandstone |
| Lithology description: the birds occur in a matrix of conglomeratic sandstone and sands with included clay pellets | |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
| Geology comments: "The sediments were deposited by rather swift streams emptying into temporary lakes. The presence of a crocodile and a boid [see "Calf Creek" locality, Collection 16919] suggests tropical or semitropical conditions...." | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Disassociated minor elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
| Bioerosion: | none |
| Encrustation: | none |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History. Mentions these bird fossils as being part of >40,000 vertebrate fossils from the Cypress Hills. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | "Cypress Hills" in part | ||
| Database number: | 52960 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Whatley | Enterer: | R. Whatley |
| Modifier: | R. Whatley | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-08-29 12:29:00 | Last modified: | 2005-08-29 15:29:00 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-08-29 12:28:59 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 14302. | R. D. Weigel. 1963. Oligocene birds from Saskatchewan. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 26(3):257-262 [R. Whatley/R. Whatley/R. Whatley] |