Chandler Formation
Chandler Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Bravo Lake Formation |
Location | |
Region | Baffin Island (Crimmins Island) |
Country | Canada Canada |
The Chandler Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Canada. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1]
Vertebrate fauna
Crinoidea
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| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Crinoidea of the Chandler Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Pentacrinites | P. dargniesi |
| "Some indeterminate Fossils." |
Bony Fish
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Ray-finned fish of the Chandler Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
P. sacidus |
| "Partal Skeleton." | The antecessor of Lepidotus | |||
T. magnificus |
| "Scales and skull bones." |
Synapsids
Synapsids of the Chandler Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
A. parvidens | A cynodont. |
Dinosaurs
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| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs of the Chandler Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Indeterminate |
| "Tibia." | Actually indeterminate ceratosaur remains. |
See also
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Northern Canada
- Geography of Nunavut
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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