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Peace River - Paddy, Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Formation | Peace River |
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Member | Paddy |
Age: | 109 - 100 Ma Cretaceous |
Interval | Middle Albian - Late Albian |
Lithology | coal |
Number of Collections | 6 |
Number of Occurrences | 18 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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PRA-PRF-PM 4-P-8 | Peace River, Alberta, Canada | Peace River - Paddy |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Shaftesbury | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone, "shale", siltstone | 14 |
Shaftsbury | 109 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | shale | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Balmeisporites sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Balmeisporites | 109 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous |
Spermatophyta phylum | Plantae : Spermatophyta | 109 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous |
Minerisporites sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Isoetales : Minerisporites | 109 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous |
Arcellites sp. genus | Plantae : Arcellites | 109 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous |
Arcellites reticulatus species | Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Marsileales : Arcellites : Arcellites reticulatus | 109 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous |
References
Singh C. (1971) Lower Cretaceous Microfloras of the Peace River area, northwestern Alberta, Bulletin of the Alberta Research Council 28 1, 1-299 |
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!