New earliest Tiffanian [Late Paleocene] mammals from Cochrane 2, Southwestern Alberta, Canada

• Autorzy: Scott C S , Fox R.C. , Youzwyshyn G.P.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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New mammalian fossils at Cochrane 2, Paskapoo Formation, Alberta, Canada, document five new species and two new combinations: Ptilodus gnomus sp.nov.and Baiotomeus russelli sp.nov.(Multituberculata), Thryptacodon orthogonius comb.nov.and Litomylus grandaletes sp.nov.(“Condylarthra”), Pararyctes rutherfordi sp.nov., Bessoecetor septentrionalis comb.nov., and Paleotomus junior sp.nov.(Eutheria incertae sedis).These new taxa supplement a taxonomically diverse Cochrane 2 local fauna, representing one of the most species rich Paleocene mammalian localities in the world. An earliest Tiffanian age is estimated for the locality based on the presence of the index taxa Plesiadapis praecursor, Nannodectes intermedius, and Ectocion collinus.The Cochrane 2 local fauna fails to demonstrate a decrease in species number relative to those of late Torrejonian localities from the United States, as would be predicted by current paleoclimate scenarios; the rarity of earliest Tiffanian localities in North America suggests sampling error as a partial explanation for the apparent incongruity.

Słowa kluczowe

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Paleocene; Late Paleocene; Eutheria; mammal; Canada; new combination; Litomylus grandaletes; Alberta; Ptilodus gnomus; Baiotomeus russelli; Paleotomus junior; fossil; Thryptacodon orthogonius; Paskapoo Formation; Bessoecetor septentrionalis; Pararyctes rutherfordi; new species; paleontology; Multituberculata

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: 47
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.691-704,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Scott C S

• University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9

autor

Fox R.C.

autor

Youzwyshyn G.P.

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