Trace fossils from the Athabasca oil sands, Alberta, Canada

Journal Article · Fri Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.217.4562.825· OSTI ID:6410894

Pemberton, S G; Flach, P D; Mossop, G D

A diverse and well-preserved ichnofossil suite has been identified from surface exposures of the middle and upper parts of the Lower Cretaceous McMurray Formation. The suite, consisting of representatives of at least ten ichnogenera, is one of the few clues to the original biotic component of the deposit. The distribution and abundance of these biogenic structures present strong evidence that the deep channel complex in which the sediments were deposited was closely associated with a nearby marine shoreline.

• Research Organization: Alberta Geological Survey, Edmonton, Alberta
• OSTI ID: 6410894
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 217
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
58 GEOSCIENCES
ATHABASCA DEPOSIT
FOSSILS
PALEONTOLOGY
ALBERTA
CRETACEOUS PERIOD
OIL SANDS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MATERIALS
MESOZOIC ERA
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
040201* - Oil Shales & Tar Sands- Site Geology- (-1989)
580100 - Geology & Hydrology- (-1989)