An early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) sturgeon (Acipenseriformes) from the Dunvegan Formation, northwestern Alberta, Canada
A recent survey of the middle Cenomanian Dunvegan Formation along the Peace River, Alberta, has yielded a partial skull of a large acipenseriform fish. The fossil was from an animal approximately5minlength, based on comparisons with living relatives. Though incomplete, this represents an important r...
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ftunivnewengland:oai:rune.une.edu.au:1959.11/16867 2023-08-27T04:11:27+02:00 An early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) sturgeon (Acipenseriformes) from the Dunvegan Formation, northwestern Alberta, Canada Vavrek, Matthew J Murray, Alison M Bell, Phil School of Environmental and Rural Science orcid:0000-0001-5890-8183 2014 https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16867 en eng NRC Research Press 10.1139/cjes-2014-0052 https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16867 une:17102 Palaeontology (incl Palynology) Journal Article 2014 ftunivnewengland 2023-08-10T19:21:57Z A recent survey of the middle Cenomanian Dunvegan Formation along the Peace River, Alberta, has yielded a partial skull of a large acipenseriform fish. The fossil was from an animal approximately5minlength, based on comparisons with living relatives. Though incomplete, this represents an important record of mid-Cretaceous fish from northern North America, as formations of this age are virtually unexplored in northern regions. This fossil is the oldest acipenserid from North America, and one of the most northerly known. Article in Journal/Newspaper Peace River Research UNE - University of New England at Armidale, NSW Australia Canada Dunvegan ENVELOPE(-118.603,-118.603,55.917,55.917) |
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Palaeontology (incl Palynology) Vavrek, Matthew J Murray, Alison M Bell, Phil School of Environmental and Rural Science orcid:0000-0001-5890-8183 An early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) sturgeon (Acipenseriformes) from the Dunvegan Formation, northwestern Alberta, Canada |
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A recent survey of the middle Cenomanian Dunvegan Formation along the Peace River, Alberta, has yielded a partial skull of a large acipenseriform fish. The fossil was from an animal approximately5minlength, based on comparisons with living relatives. Though incomplete, this represents an important record of mid-Cretaceous fish from northern North America, as formations of this age are virtually unexplored in northern regions. This fossil is the oldest acipenserid from North America, and one of the most northerly known. |
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Vavrek, Matthew J Murray, Alison M Bell, Phil School of Environmental and Rural Science orcid:0000-0001-5890-8183 |
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Vavrek, Matthew J Murray, Alison M Bell, Phil School of Environmental and Rural Science orcid:0000-0001-5890-8183 |
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Vavrek, Matthew J |
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An early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) sturgeon (Acipenseriformes) from the Dunvegan Formation, northwestern Alberta, Canada |
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An early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) sturgeon (Acipenseriformes) from the Dunvegan Formation, northwestern Alberta, Canada |
title_full |
An early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) sturgeon (Acipenseriformes) from the Dunvegan Formation, northwestern Alberta, Canada |
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An early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) sturgeon (Acipenseriformes) from the Dunvegan Formation, northwestern Alberta, Canada |
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An early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) sturgeon (Acipenseriformes) from the Dunvegan Formation, northwestern Alberta, Canada |
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early late cretaceous (cenomanian) sturgeon (acipenseriformes) from the dunvegan formation, northwestern alberta, canada |
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NRC Research Press |
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2014 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16867 |
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ENVELOPE(-118.603,-118.603,55.917,55.917) |
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Canada Dunvegan |
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Canada Dunvegan |
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Peace River |
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Peace River |
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10.1139/cjes-2014-0052 https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16867 une:17102 |
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