Chandler Formation

{{short description|Mesozoic geologic formation in Baffin Island, Canada}}

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| region = Baffin Island (Crimmins Island)

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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.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Vertebrate fauna

=Crinoidea=

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colspan="7" align="center" |Crinoidea of the Chandler Formation
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Pentacrinites

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P. dargniesi

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  • Middle

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"Some indeterminate Fossils."

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=Bony Fish=

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colspan="7" align="center" |Ray-finned fish of the Chandler Formation
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Prolepidotus

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P. sacidus

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  • Middle

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"Partal Skeleton."

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The antecessor of Lepidotus

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Thoracopterus

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T. magnificus

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  • Middle

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"Scales and skull bones."

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=Synapsids=

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Arnognathus

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A. parvidens

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A cynodont.

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=Dinosaurs=

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Megalosauridae

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Indeterminate

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  • Middle

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"Tibia."

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Actually indeterminate ceratosaur remains.

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See also

Footnotes

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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}}.

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Category:Hettangian Stage

Category:Volcanism of Nunavut

Category:Baffin Island

Category:Geologic formations of Nunavut

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