Sulphur Mountain Formation
| Sulfur Mountain Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Triassic | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
The Sulfur Mountain Formation is a geologic formation in Alberta. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.
Fauna
| Taxa | Material | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A Disarticulated skull |
A thalattosaurian | ||
|
Several Skulls and forelimbs |
A basal ichthyosaur | ||
|
A thalattosaurian | |||
|
Anterior Skull, Partial Mandible, Centra, Isolated Ribs, Left pterygoid |
A thalattosaurian |
See also
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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- ^ "New thalattosaurs (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Triassic Sulphur Mountain Formation of Wapiti Lake, British Columbia (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=282738
- ^ 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.