Magnetostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the continental Paleocene in the Calgary area, southwestern Alberta

Research Article| December 01, 2000 Magnetostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the continental Paleocene in the Calgary area, southwestern Alberta* J.F. Lerbekmo; J.F. Lerbekmo Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A.R. Sweet A.R. Sweet Geological Survey of Canada, 3303 - 33 Street NW, Calgary, AB, T2L 2A7 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology (2000) 48 (4): 285–306. https://doi.org/10.2113/48.4.285 Article history received: 29 Feb 2000 accepted: 18 Jul 2000 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J.F. Lerbekmo, A.R. Sweet; Magnetostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the continental Paleocene in the Calgary area, southwestern Alberta. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 2000;; 48 (4): 285–306. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/48.4.285 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyBulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology Search Advanced Search Abstract A chronology for Paleocene strata of the Calgary region is developed from the integration of magnetostratigraphy with palynological and mammal zones. Structural reference to the underlying Battle Formation adds stratigraphic control. These strata range in age from magnetochron 29r to the lower half of 26r and palynomorph zones Wodehouseia fimbriata through Aquilapollenites spinulosus. Four mammal sites have been placed in the magnetostratigraphic framework. The youngest is a Tiffanian (Ti1) site in 26r. Sites judged to be Torrejonian occur in 27n, 28r and 29n. The presence of thin coals indicates correlation of lower Paleocene outcrops south and southeast of Calgary to the upper Scollard Formation. Younger strata in Calgary City have characteristics of a seasonally dry facies association most comparable to that of the Porcupine Hills Formation of southwestern Alberta. To the west and north of Calgary, the occurrence of thin coals in strata of late Paleocene age justifies assigning these rocks to the Paskapoo Formation. However, the placement of all formational boundaries is somewhat arbitrary in this transitional region between the nomenclatural systems of southwestern versus central Alberta. The type Porcupine Hills Formation is shown to be correlative to the upper part of the upper Scollard Formation and the lower part of the Paskapoo Formation. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.