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Sid's Site, Alberta, Canada

Lat/Long (Decimal)50.7483,-111.51
Co-ordinates Derivationstated in text
Given LocationAlberta, Canada
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Alberta, Canada

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Sid's Site, RTMP BB 51Brinkman D. B. (1990)Belly River - Dinosaur ParkMicrovertebrate sites of Brinkman (1990) are "...placed in stratigraphic sequence by reference to a disconformity located about sixty meters below the base of the Lethbridge Coal (Eberth, 1990). The stratigraphic position of each site is expressed in terms of meters above or below the disconformity (Fig. 2, Brinkman, 1990)."sandstone83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Holostei
infraclass
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Holostei83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acipenser albertensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Acipenseriformes : Acipenseridae : Acipenser : Acipenser albertensis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coriops amnicolus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Albuliformes : Albulidae : Coriops : Coriops amnicolus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cyclurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Amiiformes : Amiidae : Cyclurus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paralbula casei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Elopiformes : Phyllodontidae : Paralbula : Paralbula casei83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lepisosteus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae : Lepisosteus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Belonostomus longirostris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Aspidorhynchidae : Belonostomus : Belonostomus longirostris83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Teleostei
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Teleostei83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Esocoidea
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Esocoidea83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aves
class
Animalia : Chordata : Aves83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Myledaphus bipartitus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Myledaphus : Myledaphus bipartitus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mammalia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Metatheria
subclass
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Metatheria83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Multituberculata
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ankylosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauria83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachycephalosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Pachycephalosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thescelosaurus neglectus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Thescelosauridae : Thescelosaurus : Thescelosaurus neglectus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tyrrellbatrachus brinkmani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Tyrrellbatrachus : Tyrrellbatrachus brinkmani83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scapherpeton tectum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Scapherpetontidae : Scapherpeton : Scapherpeton tectum83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Opisthotriton kayi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Proteida : Batrachosauroididae : Opisthotriton : Opisthotriton kayi83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Champsosaurus natator
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Champsosauridae : Champsosaurus : Champsosaurus natator83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Leidyosuchus canadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Leidyosuchus : Leidyosuchus canadensis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lacertilia
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertilia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baenidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chelydridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelydridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trionychinae
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionychinae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dromaeosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Dromaeosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Saurornitholestes langstoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Dromaeosauridae : Saurornitholestes : Saurornitholestes langstoni83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paronychodon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Paronychodon83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Troodon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Troodontidae : Troodon83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Brinkman D. B. (1990) Paleontology of the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Dinosaur National Park, Alberta, Canada: evidence from vertebrate microfossil locality, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 78, 37-54
Eberth D. A., Brinkman D. B. (1997) Paleoecology of an estuarine, incised-valley fill in the Dinosaur Park Formation (Judith River Group, Upper Cretaceous) of southern Alberta, Canada, Palaios 12, 43-58
Brinkman D. B., Ryan M. J., et al (1998) The paleogeographic and stratigraphic distribution of ceratopsids (Ornithischia) in the Upper Judith River Group of western Canada, Palaios 13, 160-169
Alroy J. (2007) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil vertebrates and so forth
Gardner J. D., DeMar D. E. (2013) Mesozoic and Palaeocene lissamphibian assemblages of North America: a comprehensive review, Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 93, 459-515
Gardner J. D. (2015) An edentulous frog (Lissamphibia; Anura) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Dinosaur Park Formation of southeastern Alberta, Canada, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 52, 569-580
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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