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Sulfur Mountain Formation
Stratigraphic range: Triassic
TypeFormation
Location
RegionAlberta
CountryCanada

The Sulfur Mountain Formation is a geologic formation in Alberta. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.

Fauna

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


Taxa Material Notes

Agkistrognathus campbelli[1]

A Disarticulated skull

A thalattosaurian

Grippia longirostris[2]

Several Skulls and forelimbs

A basal ichthyosaur

Paralonectes merriami[3]

A thalattosaurian

Thalattosaurus borealis[4]

Anterior Skull, Partial Mandible, Centra, Isolated Ribs, Left pterygoid

A thalattosaurian

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  1. ^ "New thalattosaurs (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Triassic Sulphur Mountain Formation of Wapiti Lake, British Columbia (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  2. ^ Cuthbertson, R.S.; Russel, A.P.; Anderson, J.S. (2013). "Cranial morphology and relationships of a new grippidian (Ichtyopterygia) from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of British Columbia, Canada". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 4: 831–847.
  3. ^ http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=282738
  4. ^ Nicholls, Elizabeth L. (1999). A Reexamination of Thalattosaurus and Nectosaurus and the Relationships of the Thalattosauria (reptilia: Diapsida). Berkeley, CA: University of California, Museum of Paleontology.