Heiberg Formation

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Heiberg Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Triassic
Type Geological formation

The Heiberg Formation is a geological formation in Northwest Territories, Canada. [1]

Northwest Territories Territory of Canada

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,144,000 km2 (442,000 sq mi) and a 2016 census population of 41,786, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of 2018 is 44,445. Yellowknife became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission.

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Vertebrate fauna

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxonTaxon falsely reported as presentDubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Vertebrates reported from the Heiberg Formation
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotes

Arctosaurus [1]

A. osborni [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Triassic, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 518–521. ISBN   0-520-24209-2.

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