Palynologically calibrated vertebrate record from North Dakota consistent with abrupt dinosaur extinction at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary
Geology
By: D.A. Pearson, T. Schaefer, K.R. Johnson, and D. J. Nichols
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Abstract
New data from 17 Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) boundary sections and 53 vertebrate sites in the Hell Creek and Fort Union Formations in southwestern North Dakota document a 1.76 m barren interval between the highest Cretaceous vertebrate fossils and the palynologically recognized K-T boundary. The boundary is above the formational contact at 15 localities and coincident with it at two, demonstrating that the formational contact is diachronous. Dinosaurs are common in the highest Cretaceous vertebrate samples and a partial dinosaur skeleton in the Fort Union Formation is the highest recorded Cretaceous vertebrate fossil in this area.
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Pearson, D., Schaefer, T., Johnson, K., Nichols, D.J., 2001, Palynologically calibrated vertebrate record from North Dakota consistent with abrupt dinosaur extinction at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary: Geology, v. 29, no. 1, p. 39-42, https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0039:PCVRFN>2.0.CO;2.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Palynologically calibrated vertebrate record from North Dakota consistent with abrupt dinosaur extinction at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0039:PCVRFN>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 39 |
| Last page | 42 |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Bowman County, Slope County |
| Other Geospatial | Little Missouri River |