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TitleFishes from the Lower Triassic portion of the Sulphur Mountain Formation in Alberta, Canada: Geological context and taxonomic composition
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsNeuman, A. G., & Therrien F.
Secondary TitleCanadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Volume52
Issue8
Pagination11 pages
Date Published08/2015
Publication Languageeng
ISSN Number1480-3313
Keywordsecological factors, environmental factors, fossil marine fishes, taxa, Triassic
Abstract

The Sulphur Mountain Formation in Alberta, Canada, comprises shales, siltstones, and limestones laid down on the continental shelf and shoreline along the western margin of the North American Craton during the Early and Middle Triassic. At least 13 taxa of fossil marine fishes have been found at a number of Triassic localities along the Front Ranges and foothills in Alberta. Common taxa (Boreosomus, Birgeria, Bobasatrania, Australosomus, Saurichthys, parasemionotids, and coelacanths) found at localities in Alberta are similar to those found at the classic Lower and Middle Triassic localities near Wapiti Lake, British Columbia, and in East Greenland, Spitzbergen, Madagascar, and China. The occurrence of Lower Triassic fishes in western Alberta shows that this fauna was widespread, occurring over at least 1000 km of shoreline, and that ecological and environmental factors were similar along the western edge of the Panthalassic Ocean during the Early Triassic.

DOI10.1139/cjes-2014-0165
Locational Keywords

Alberta, Athabasca River, Sulphur Mountain formation

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5898806827

Short TitleCan. J. Earth Sci.
Citation Key54564

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