S388 (Cretaceous of Canada)

Also known as Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas EV Strathmore well, depth 2435.5-2439.5 feet

Where: Alberta, Canada (51.1° N, 113.3° W: paleocoordinates 58.8° N, 77.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Foremost Formation (Belly River Group), Middle Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• Foremost Formation is likely middle Campanian in age, see Fowler et al. 2017 supplementary data for more details on age constraints of the Foremost Formation.

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: core, chemical, sieve,

• The specimens figured in the paper have slide and collection number information. They also have more detailed locality information. Azollopsis intermedia: AS-S388-S-3-1, GSC 30861.

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34288: authorized by Rick Lupia, entered by Brooke Wilborn on 26.08.2003

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Taxonomic list

Polypodiopsida
 Salviniales - Polypodiidae
Azollopsis intermedia Sweet and Hills 1974
massulae, microsporangia