Suncor Millennium Mine: Aptian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Pristinuspollenites microsaccus
Brown et al. 2020
Lycopodiopsida - Lycopodiales
Retitriletes singhii
Brown et al. 2020
Magnoliopsida
Tricolporites sp. Cookson 1947
Brown et al. 2020
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Pityosporites sp. Seward 1914
Brown et al. 2020
Pityosporites constrictus
Brown et al. 2020
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpidites multesimus Pocock 1962
Brown et al. 2020
Coniferales
Taxodiaceaepollenites vacuipites
Brown et al. 2020
Taxodiaceaepollenites hiatus
Brown et al. 2020
Angiospermae - Gunnerales
Tricolpites sp. Couper 1953
Brown et al. 2020
unclassified
Cibotiumspora juncta Zhang 1978
Brown et al. 2020
Lycopsida
Kraeuselisporites sp. Leschik
Brown et al. 2020
Pteridopsida
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
Brown et al. 2020
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
Brown et al. 2020
Todisporites minor Couper 1953
Brown et al. 2020
Pteridopsida - Filicales
Tigrisporites scurrandus
Brown et al. 2020
Pteridopsida
Deltoidospora diaphana Wilson and Webster 1946
Brown et al. 2020
Echinatisporis sp. Krutzsch 1959
Brown et al. 2020
Osmundacidites wellmanii Couper 1953
Brown et al. 2020
unclassified
Impardecispora trioreticulosus (Cookson and Dettmann 1958)
Brown et al. 2020
original and current combination Trilobosporites trioreticulosus
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites sp. Thomson and Pflug 1953
Brown et al. 2020
Baculatisporites comaumensis Potonie 1953
Brown et al. 2020
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites haardti Thomson and Pflug 1959
Brown et al. 2020
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites stellatus
Brown et al. 2020
Gleicheniidites circinidites Dettmann 1963
Brown et al. 2020
Gleicheniidites delicatus Pocock 1970
Brown et al. 2020
Polypodiopsida
Biretisporites deltoidus Dettmann 1963
Brown et al. 2020
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae
Distaltriangulisporites irregularis
Brown et al. 2020
Distaltriangulisporites perplexus
Brown et al. 2020
Cicatricosisporites sp. Potonie and Gelletich 1933
Brown et al. 2020
Cicatricosisporites hughesii Dettmann 1963
Brown et al. 2020
Cicatricosisporites augustus Singh 1971
Brown et al. 2020
Klukisporites pseudoreticulatus Couper 1958
Brown et al. 2020
unclassified
Impardecispora canadensis
Brown et al. 2020
Impardecispora apiverrucata Venkatachala et al. 1968
Brown et al. 2020
Cycadopites formosus Singh 1964
Brown et al. 2020
Ginkgoopsida - Caytoniales
Vitreisporites pallidus Nilsson 1958
Brown et al. 2020
Marchantiopsida - Sphaerocarpales
Aequitriradites verrucosus (Cookson and Dettmann 1958)
Brown et al. 2020
original and current combination Cirratriradites verrucosus
unclassified
Cingutriletes sp. Pierce 1961
Brown et al. 2020
Bryopsida
Stereisporites antiquasporites Dettmann 1963
Brown et al. 2020
unclassified
Interulobites sp. Phillips 1971
Brown et al. 2020
Equisetopsida
Foraminisporis sp. Krutzsch 1959
Brown et al. 2020
Foraminisporis asymmetricus Dettmann 1963
Brown et al. 2020
Equisetopsida - Cheirolepidiaceae
Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953
Brown et al. 2020
unclassified
Alisporites sp. Daugherty 1941
Brown et al. 2020
Alisporites bilateralis Rouse 1959
Brown et al. 2020
Alisporites grandis Dettmann 1963
Brown et al. 2020
Tsugaepollenites mesozoicus Couper 1958
Brown et al. 2020
synonym of Cerebropollenites mesozoicus
Reptilia - Nodosauridae
Ankylosauria indet. (Osborn 1923)
1 specimen
TMP 2011.033.0001
    = Borealopelta markmitchelli n. gen., n. sp. Brown et al. 2017
Brown et al. 2017
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Alberta
Coordinates: 56.7° North, 111.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:56.6° North, 54.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Aptian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 3
Key time interval:Aptian
Age range of interval:121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Clearwater Member:Wabiskaw
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,soft parts
Lagerst�tten type:conservation
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:salvage,selective quarrying,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Borealopelta-type locality
Database number:194481
Authorizer:G. Lloyd, M. Carrano Enterer:G. Lloyd, M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2018-06-20 15:48:10 Last modified:2022-10-31 16:02:45
Access level:the public Released:2018-06-20 15:48:10
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

82977. D. M. Henderson. 2011. Discovery and recovery of a complete, three-dimensionally preserved anklyosaur from the Early Cretaceous of northern Alberta, Canada. Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy 59:12-13 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

73889 C. M. Brown, D. R. Greenwood, J. E. Kalyniuk, D. R. Braman, D. M. Henderson, C. L. Greenwood, and J. F. Basinger. 2020. Dietary palaeoecology of an Early Cretaceous armoured dinosaur (Ornithischia; Nodosauridae) based on floral analysis of stomach contents. Royal Society Open Science 7:200305:1-21 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
66053 C. M. Brown, D. M. Henderson, and J. Vinther, I. F., A. Sistiaga, J. Herrera, and R. E. Summons. 2017. An exceptionally preserved three-dimensional armored dinosaur reveals insights into coloration and Cretaceous predator-prey dynamics. Current Biology 27:2514-2521 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd]