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Twin Mountains, Alberta, Canada
Formation | Twin Mountains |
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Age: | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Maastrichtian |
Lithology | siltstone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 6 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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reservoir spillway near Spring Coulee | Alberta, Canada | Twin Mountains |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Arecaceae family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Arecales : Arecaceae | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Hydropteris pinnata species | Hydropteridiaceae : Hydropteris : Hydropteris pinnata | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Cupressaceae family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Magnoliopsida class | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Quereuxia sp. genus | Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Quereuxia | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
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!