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Horseshoe Cayon, Alberta, Canada
Formation | Horseshoe Cayon |
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Age: | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Middle Campanian - Late Campanian |
Lithology | ironstone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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TMP 95.154 | Alberta, Canada | Horseshoe Cayon |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Horseshoe Canyon | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone, ironstone | 7 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Microlepiopsis aulenbackii species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Dennstaedtiaceae : Microlepiopsis : Microlepiopsis aulenbackii | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Microlepiopsis bramanii species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Dennstaedtiaceae : Microlepiopsis : Microlepiopsis bramanii | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Serbet R., Rothwell G. W. (2003) Anatomically preserved ferns from the Late Cretaceous of western North America: Dennstaedtiaceae, International Journal of Plant Sciences 164 6, 1041-1051 |
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!