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]
| Chandler Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Bravo Lake Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Baffin Island (Crimmins Island) |
| Country | Canada  Canada |
Vertebrate fauna
Crinoidea
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| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Crinoidea of the Chandler Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
P. dargniesi |
| "Some indeterminate Fossils." |  | |||
Bony Fish
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| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Ray-finned fish of the Chandler Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Indeterminate |
| "Tibia." | Actually indeterminate ceratosaur remains. | |||
See also
Footnotes
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.