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Dunbow Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Lat/Long (Decimal)	51,-114.1
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Alberta, Canada
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Age
Calgary 2E/7E	Fox R. C. (1990)	Porcupine Hills		63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Who Nose	Scott C. S. (2003)	Paskapoo	latest Torrejonian and specifically placed in To3	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Dunbow Road	Fox R. C. (1990)	Porcupine Hills		66 - 63.3 Ma Paleocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Mammalia class	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Theria subclass	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Theria	66 - 63.3 Ma Paleocene
Gelastops sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolestidae : *Gelastops*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Paleotomus junior species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolesta : Cimolestidae : Paleotomus : *Paleotomus junior*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Procerberus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolestidae : *Procerberus*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Presbytherium taurus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cyriacotheriidae : Presbytherium : *Presbytherium taurus*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Palaeoryctidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Palaeoryctidae	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Bessoecetor sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae : *Bessoecetor*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Bessoecetor septentrionalis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolesta : Pantolestidae : Bessoecetor : *Bessoecetor septentrionalis*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Propalaeosinopa albertensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae : Propalaeosinopa : *Propalaeosinopa albertensis*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Prothryptacodon albertensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Condylarthra : Chriacidae : Prothryptacodon : *Prothryptacodon albertensis*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Promioclaenus acolytus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Condylarthra : Hyopsodontidae : Promioclaenus : *Promioclaenus acolytus*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Elpidophorus minor species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dermoptera : Plagiomenidae : Elpidophorus : *Elpidophorus minor*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Jepsenella praepropera species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Apatemyidae : Jepsenella : *Jepsenella praepropera*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Litomylus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyopsodontidae : *Litomylus*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Anconodon cochranensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata : Cimolodontidae : Anconodon : *Anconodon cochranensis*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Anconodon gidleyi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata : Cimolodontidae : Anconodon : *Anconodon gidleyi*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Eucosmodon molestus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata : Eucosmodontidae : Eucosmodon : *Eucosmodon molestus*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Stygimys sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Eucosmodontidae : *Stygimys*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Acheronodon sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Eucosmodontidae : *Acheronodon*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Ectypodus szalayi		63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Mesodma pygmaea species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ptilodontidae : Mesodma : *Mesodma pygmaea*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Mimetodon silberlingi		63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Neoplagiaulacidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Neoplagiaulacidae	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Neoplagiaulax sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ptilodontidae : *Neoplagiaulax*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Neoplagiaulax hunteri		63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Parectypodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ptilodontidae : *Parectypodus*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Parectypodus corystes species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ptilodontidae : Parectypodus : *Parectypodus corystes*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Parectypodus sylviae species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata : Neoplagiaulacidae : Parectypodus : *Parectypodus sylviae*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Xyronomys sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ptilodontidae : *Xyronomys*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Baiotomeus douglassi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata : Ptilodontidae : Baiotomeus : *Baiotomeus douglassi*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Baiotomeus rhothonion species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ptilodontidae : Baiotomeus : *Baiotomeus rhothonion*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Ptilodus gnomus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ptilodontidae : Ptilodus : *Ptilodus gnomus*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Ptilodus montanus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata : Ptilodontidae : Ptilodus : *Ptilodus montanus*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Catopsalis calgariensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Taeniolabididae : Catopsalis : *Catopsalis calgariensis*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Chriacus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Oxyclaenidae : *Chriacus*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Claenodon montanensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Arctocyonidae : Claenodon : *Claenodon montanensis*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Colpoclaenus procyonoides species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Arctocyonidae : Colpoclaenus : *Colpoclaenus procyonoides*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Prodiacodon furor species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Leptictidae : Prodiacodon : *Prodiacodon furor*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Leptacodon munusculum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Adapisoricidae : Leptacodon : *Leptacodon munusculum*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Leptacodon tener species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Adapisoricidae : Leptacodon : *Leptacodon tener*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Nyctitheriinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Nyctitheriidae : Nyctitheriinae	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Protictis sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Viverravidae : *Protictis*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Simpsonictis jaynanneae species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverravidae : Simpsonictis : *Simpsonictis jaynanneae*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Palenochtha minor species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Palaechthonidae : Palenochtha : *Palaechthon minor*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Plesiolestes problematicus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Palaechthonidae : Plesiolestes : *Plesiolestes problematicus*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Ignacius fremontensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Paromomyidae : Ignacius : *Ignacius fremontensis*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Paromomyidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Paromomyidae	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Picrodus calgariensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Picrodontidae : Picrodus : *Picrodus calgariensis*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Pronothodectes sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Plesiadapidae : *Pronothodectes*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Pronothodectes matthewi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Plesiadapidae : Pronothodectes : *Pronothodectes matthewi*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Tetraclaenodon puercensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ungulata : Phenacodontidae : Tetraclaenodon : *Tetraclaenodon puercensis*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Scapherpeton sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Scapherpetontidae : *Scapherpeton*	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene
Albanerpetontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae	63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene

References

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

Scott C. S. (1997) A new Paleocene mammal site from Calgary, Alberta, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17 3, 74A

Secord R. (1998) Paleocene mammalian biostratigraphy of the Carbon Basin, southeastern Wyoming, and age constraints on local phases of tectonism, Rocky Mountain Geology 33 1, 119-154 doi:10.2113/33.1.119

Scott C. S., Fox R. C., et al (2002) New earliest Tiffanian (late Paleocene) mammals from Cochrane 2, southwestern Alberta, Canada, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47 4, 691-704

Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals

Scott C. S. (2003) Late Torrejonian (middle Paleocene) mammals from south central Alberta, Canada, Journal of Paleontology 77 4, 745-768

Scott C. S., Fox R. C. (2005) Windows on the evolution of Picrodus (Plesiadapiformes: Primates): morphology and relationships of a species complex from the Paleocene of Alberta, Journal of Paleontology 79 4, 635-657

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

Gardner J. D., DeMar D. E. (2013) Mesozoic and Palaeocene lissamphibian assemblages of North America: a comprehensive review, Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 93, 459-515

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