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Blindman River , Alberta, Canada

Lat/Long (Decimal)	52.4,-113.8
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Alberta, Canada
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Alberta, Canada

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Age
Blindman River (UA DW-1)	Fox R. C. (1988)	Paskapoo		61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Blindman River (UA DW-3)	Fox R. C. (1988)	Paskapoo		61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Mel's Place	Fox R. C. (1990)	Paskapoo	said to be middle Tiffanian	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Presbytherium rhodorugatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cyriacotheriidae : Presbytherium : *Presbytherium rhodorugatus*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Bisonalveus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae : *Bisonalveus*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Elpidophorus elegans species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dermoptera : Plagiomenidae : Elpidophorus : *Elpidophorus elegans*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Erinaceidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Litocherus zygeus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macroscelidea : Litocherus : *Litocherus zygeus*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Mimetodon silberlingi		61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Neoplagiaulax hazeni		61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Ptilodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ptilodontidae : *Ptilodus*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Colpoclaenus keeferi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Arctocyonidae : Colpoclaenus : *Colpoclaenus keeferi*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Leptacodon packi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Nyctitheriidae : Leptacodon : *Leptacodon packi*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Peradectes sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Peradectes*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Carpodaptes cygneus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Carpolestidae : Carpodaptes : *Carpodaptes cygneus*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Carpodaptes hazelae species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Carpolestidae : Carpodaptes : *Carpodaptes hazelae*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Elphidotarsius wightoni species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Carpolestidae : Elphidotarsius : *Elphidotarsius wightoni*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Pronothodectes gaoi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Plesiadapidae : Pronothodectes : *Pronothodectes gaoi*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene
Albanerpeton sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae : *Albanerpeton*	61.7 - 56.8 Ma Paleocene

References

Fox R. C. (1988) , Occasional Paper of the Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology 6

Fox R. C. (1990) Pronothodectes gaoi n. sp. from the Late Paleocene of Alberta, Canada, and the Early Evolution of the Plesiadapidae (Mammalia, Primates), Journal of Paleontology 64 4

Fox R. C. (1990) The succession of Paleocene mammals in western Canada, Geological Society of America Special Paper 243, 51-70

Fox R. C. (2002) The dentition and relationships of Carpodaptes cygneus (Russell) (Carpolestidae, Plesiadapiformes, Mammalia), from the late Paleocene of Alberta, Canada, Journal of Paleontology 76 5, 864-881

Gardner J. D., Böhme M. (2008) Review of the Albanerpetontidae (Lissamphibia), with comments on the paleoecological preferences of European Tertiary albanerpetontids, Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages: Their Role in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography, 178-218

Scott C. S. (2010) New cyriacotheriid pantodonts (Mammalia, Pantodonta) from the Paleocene of Alberta, Canada, and the relationships of Cyriacotheriidae, Journal of Paleontology 84 2, 197-215 doi:10.1666/09-109R.1

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