Fundstelle Swan Hills Site 1, Kanada - Evolution der Primaten

Swan Hills Site 1, Kanada

Fundort:

Swan Hills Site 1, Kanada, Alberta, Kanada

Taxon:

Carpodaptes cygneus aus der Familie Carpolestidae

Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:

4 Fossilien gefunden:
Anzahl	Körpert./Zahn	Abkürzg.
2	unterer Molar	(m1)
6	oberer Prämolar	(P3)
1	oberer Prämolar	(P4)
2	oberer Molar	(M1)

Mesofossils, "most of the rock at this locality is grey bentonitic shale; there are also thin lignitic layers and beds of friable limestone" (Russell 1967) "fossiliferous horizons [in the Swan Hills area] are predominantly montmorillonitic argillaceous shales, interbedded with or overlain by silty clays and calcareous shales" (Scott 2006)

Geschätztes Alter
der Fundstelle:

zwischen 56,8 und 61,7 Millionen Jahre aus der Paskapoo Formation in Kanada

Geologie, Sratigraphie

Danian, Selandian, Thanetian / Tiffanian / Paskapoo

Koordinaten:

54° 48 ' 7 '' N, 115° 27 ' 45 '' W

Die Daten sowie die folgende Systematik stammen aus der Paleobiology Database, Lizenz

Literatur L. S. Russell 1967, Palaeontology of the Swan Hills area, north-central Alberta. Life Science Contribution, Royal Ontario Museum. 71, p. 1 - 31
Systematik Plesiadapoidea †Carpolestidae †Parvocristes †Parvocristes oligocollis †Chronolestinae †Carpolestinae †Elphidotarsius †Elphidotarsius russelli †Elphidotarsius wightoni †Elphidotarsius shotgunensis †Elphidotarsius florencae †Carpocristes †Carpocristes rosei †Carpocristes oriens †Carpodaptes †Carpodaptes rosei †Carpodaptes hobackensis †Carpodaptes hazelae †Carpodaptes aulacodon †Carpodaptes cygneus †Carpodaptes jepseni †Carpodaptes stonleyi †Carpolestes †Carpolestes nigridens †Carpolestes dubius †Carpolestes simpsoni †Carpolestes twelvemilensis †Subengius †Subengius mengi †Chronolestes †Chronolestes simul

Swan Hills Site 1, Kanada

Literatur

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