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UCMP V99369 Celeste's Magnificent Microsite, Garfield County, Montana, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)47.6,-106.917
Co-ordinates Derivationunpublished field data
Given LocationMontana, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Garfield County, Montana, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
UCMP V99369 Celeste's Magnificent MicrositeDeMar, Jr. D. G. (2013)Hell Creekwithin lower three-quarters of Hell Creek Formation from approximately 76.4 to 19.5 m below the Hell Creek–Tullock formational contactnot reported70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
UCMP V99370 Just Past Celeste's (JPC)Gardner J. D., DeMar D. E. (2013)Hell Creeknot reported70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Wilsonichthys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Osteoglossiformes : Wilsonichthys70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paranecturus garbanii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Proteidae : Paranecturus : Paranecturus garbanii70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scapherpetontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Scapherpetontidae70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Habrosaurus dilatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Caudata : Sirenidae : Habrosaurus : Habrosaurus dilatus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Opisthotriton kayi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Proteida : Batrachosauroididae : Opisthotriton : Opisthotriton kayi70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prodesmodon copei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Proteida : Batrachosauroididae : Prodesmodon : Prodesmodon copei70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Albanerpeton galaktion
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae : Albanerpeton : Albanerpeton galaktion70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Albanerpetontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

DeMar, Jr. D. G. (2013) A new fossil salamander (Caudata, Proteidae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hell Creek Formation, Montana, U.S.A., Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 3, 588-598
Gardner J. D., DeMar D. E. (2013) Mesozoic and Palaeocene lissamphibian assemblages of North America: a comprehensive review, Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 93, 459-515
Murray A. M., Newbrey M. G., et al (2016) New articulated osteoglossomorph from Late Cretaceous freshwater deposits (Maastrichtian, Scollard Formation) of Alberta, Canada, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1-14 doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1120737
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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