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GSA Special Papers
Dawn of the Age of Mammals in the northern part of the Rocky Mountain Interior, North America
Author(s)
Geological Society of America

Volume
243
Copyright:
© 1990 Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
ISBN print:
9780813722436
Publication date:
January 01, 1990
Book Chapter
The succession of Paleocene mammals in western Canada
Author(s)
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Published:January 01, 1990
Although Paleocene mammals have been known from western Canada for nearly 70 years, only during the last 15 years have concerted efforts been made to discover, develop, and describe collections documenting their evolution. Whereas much remains to be done, a faunal succession has been reconstructed, based on collections from 41 mammalian local faunas in Alberta and Saskatchewan, ranging from early Puercan to late Tiffanian age (the first 8 to 10 m.y. of the Tertiary).
Latest Cretaceous mammalian local faunas in Saskatchewan show that evolution of progressive “Paleocene aspect” mammals, including condylarths, had begun during the North American Cretaceous as evidenced...
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- Alberta
- assemblages
- biologic evolution
- biostratigraphy
- Canada
- Cenozoic
- Chordata
- Drumheller Alberta
- jaws
- lower Paleocene
- Mammalia
- North America
- Paleocene
- Paleogene
- Paskapoo Formation
- Puercan
- Ravenscrag Formation
- Saskatchewan
- stratigraphy
- Swan Hills
- Tertiary
- Tetrapoda
- Tiffanian
- upper Paleocene
- Vertebrata
- Western Canada
- Western Interior
- Coalspur Formation
- Porcupine Hills Formation
- Hand Hills
- Frenchman Formation
- Blindman River
- Erickson's Landing
- Nordegg
- Red Deer
- Roche Percee
- Purgatorius
- Pine Cree Park
- Police Point
- Diss
- Croc Pot
- Saunders Creek
- condylarths
- Cochrane Alberta Ontario
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