Chandler Formation
{{short description|Mesozoic geologic formation in Baffin Island, Canada}}
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| age = Early Jurassic (Hettangian)
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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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Genus
! Species ! Location ! Stratigraphic position ! Material ! Notes ! Images |
Pentacrinites
| P. dargniesi | |
| "Some indeterminate Fossils." | |
=Bony Fish=
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colspan="7" align="center" |Ray-finned fish of the Chandler Formation |
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Genus
! Species ! Location ! Stratigraphic position ! Material ! Notes ! Images |
Prolepidotus
| P. sacidus | |
| "Partal Skeleton." | The antecessor of Lepidotus | |
Thoracopterus
| T. magnificus | |
| "Scales and skull bones." | |
=Synapsids=
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Genus
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Arnognathus
| A. parvidens | | | | A cynodont. | |
=Dinosaurs=
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Genus
! Species ! Location ! Stratigraphic position ! Material ! Notes ! Images |
Megalosauridae
| Indeterminate | |
| "Tibia." | Actually indeterminate ceratosaur remains. | |
See also
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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:Geologic formations of Nunavut
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