Wolfville Formation

Wolfville Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Triassic
Type Geological formation
Location
Region Nova Scotia
Country Canada

The Wolfville Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation of Nova Scotia. The formation is late Carnian to early Norian in age. Fossils of small land vertebrates have been found in the formation, including procolophonid and early archosauromorph reptiles and cynodonts. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1]

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Vertebrate fauna

Synapsids

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative data are in small text; crossed out data are discredited.
Synapsids of the Wolfville Formation
Genus Species Member Abundance Notes Images

Arctotraversodon[2]

A. plemmyridon

Arctosuchus

A. buceros

Archosauromorphs

Archosauromorphs of the Wolfville Formation
Genus Species Member Abundance Notes Images

Teraterpeton[3]

T. hrynewichorum

Procolophonids

Procolophonids of the Wolfville Formation
Genus Species Member Abundance Notes Images

Indet.

Indet.

 Remains of a procolophonid that are too fragmentary to be assigned to a species

See also

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ^ Sues, H.-D.; Hopson, J.A.; and Shubin, N.H. (1992). "Affinities of ?Scalenodontoides plemmyridon Hopson, 1984 (Synapsida: Cynodontia) from the Upper Triassic of Nova Scotia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12 (2): 168-17. 
  3. ^ Sues, H.-D. (2003). "An unusual new archosauromorph reptile from the Upper Triassic Wolfville Formation of Nova Scotia". Canadian Journal of Earth Science 40 (4): 635–649. doi:10.1139/E02-04. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e02-048. 

References

  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ^ Sues, H.-D.; Hopson, J.A.; and Shubin, N.H. (1992). "Affinities of ?Scalenodontoides plemmyridon Hopson, 1984 (Synapsida: Cynodontia) from the Upper Triassic of Nova Scotia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12 (2): 168-17. 
  3. ^ Sues, H.-D. (2003). "An unusual new archosauromorph reptile from the Upper Triassic Wolfville Formation of Nova Scotia". Canadian Journal of Earth Science 40 (4): 635–649. doi:10.1139/E02-04. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e02-048.