Fossil Collection
The APS fossil collection includes vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, and ichnofossils (tracks), primarily from Alberta, but also from other areas of North America. The collection has been in existence since the late 1980s.
The APS Fossil Collection is available to members for viewing, for comparative study in identification of your own fossils or for use in educational undertakings. From time to time it is also used for displays at the annual APS Symposium and at the Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club show.
The collection is properly indexed in a database managed by the APS Curator.
For inquiries about the collection, about the listing of the fossils, or access to the collection, please contact the Curator, Howard Allen as follows:
Howard Allen,
c/o Alberta Palaeontological Society
P.O. Box 68024, Crowfoot Postal Outlet
Calgary, Alberta T3G 3N8
Canada
or
Howard Allen
7828 Hunterslea Cr., N.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2K 4M2
Canada
Ph. 403-274-1858
Viewing must be arranged ahead of time!
You may also E-mail the editor at editor2@albertapaleo.org.
Donations are currently not being accepted due to storage limitations.
Digital Collection
We are working on getting our extensive collections digitized! Please check back here regularly for progress.
For instructions on how to view the 3D scans, please see this video.
| Accession Number | Description | Identification | Formation | Time Span | Locality | Scans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APS.1985.13 | Dorsal vertebrae of Champsosaurus natator | Champsosaurus natator | Dinosaur Park | Late Cretaceous | Exact locality not recorded. Probably from Wolf (or Wolfe) Coulee, a popular collecting area prior to expansion of Dinosaur Provincial Park. | |
| APS.1985.26 | Tooth of hadrosaur | Hadrosauridae | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | West of Iddesleigh, Alberta | |
| APS.1985.31 | Colonial rugose coral | Siphonophyllum | Mount Head | Carboniferous | Elbow Lake, Alberta | |
| APS.1986.02 | Ornithomimid phalanx | Ornithomimidae | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | West of Iddesleigh, Alberta | |
| APS.1986.15 | Mosasaur tooth | Mosasauridae | Annona-Ozan | Late Cretaceous | North Sulphur River, Fannin Co., TX, USA | |
| APS.1986.37 | Ornithomimid ungual phalanx | Ornithomimidae | Late Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | SE Alberta | |
| APS.1986.49 | Phalanges from the manus of a hadrosaur | Hadrosauridae | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | NE of Brooks, Alberta | |
| APS.1987.12 | Nodosaur scute | Nodosauridae | Unknown | Late Cretaceous | Steveville, Alberta | |
| APS.1987.13 | Nodosaur scute | Nodosauridae | Unknown | Late Cretaceous | Steveville, Alberta | |
| APS.1990.04 | Coprolite | Unknown | Whitemud | Late Cretaceous | Near Willows, SK | |
| APS.1992.06 | Tyrannosaur tooth | Tyrannosauridae | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | South of Deadlodge Canyon, SE of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta | |
| APS.1992.12 | Hadrosaur Skin Impression | Theropoda | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | South of Deadlodge Canyon, SE of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta | |
| APS.1992.14 | Theropod manus phalanx | Theropoda | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | South of Deadlodge Canyon, SE of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta | |
| APS.1992.15 | Ornithomimid hand bone | Ornithomimidae | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | South of Deadlodge Canyon, SE of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta | |
| APS.1992.16 | Ornithomimid hand bone | Ornithomimidae | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | South of Deadlodge Canyon, SE of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta | |
| APS.1992.19 | Hadrosaur jaw section | Hadrosauridae | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | Steveville, Alberta | |
| APS.1992.20 | Ceratopsid horn core | Ceratopsidae | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | S of Deadlodge Canyon, SE of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta | |
| APS.2002.01 | Ammonite, oval in outline | Canadoceras yokoyamai | Haslam Fm. | Cretacous | West of Nanaimo, BC | |
| APS.2003.01 | Hadrosaur phalanx | Hadrosauridae | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | Waterfall coulee, Alberta. | |
| APS.2003.02 | Hadrosaur vertebra | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| APS.2004.26 | Dinosaur phalanx | Hadrosauridae | Dinosaur Park | Late Cretaceous | Princess, Alberta | |
| APS.2004.29 | Dinosaur ungual phalanx | Hadrosauridae | Dinosaur Park | Late Cretaceous | Waterfall Coulee, Alberta | |
| APS.2004.32 | Belemnites | Belemnite | Fernie? | Jurassic | Kannaskis area, Alberta | |
| APS.2004.33 | Hadrosaur jaw fragment | Hadrosauridae | Dinosaur Park | Late Cretaceous | Waterfall Coulee, Alberta | |
| APS.2006.41 | Small theropod phalanges (5) | Theropoda | Dinosaur Park | Late Cretaceous | Red Rock Coulee area, Alberta. | |
| APS.2006.63 | Ornithomimid or small theropod ungual phalanx | Theropoda | Dinosaur Park | Late Cretaceous | Red Rock Coulee area, Alberta. | |
| APS.2006.64 | Crocodile caudal vertebra | Eusuchia | Dinosaur Park | Late Cretaceous | Red Rock Coulee area, Alberta. | |
| APS.2013.03 | Hadrosaur pedal phalanx | Hadrosauridae | Unknown | Late Cretaceous | Montana, USA. Locality not recorded. | |
| APS.2013.05 | Hadrosaur caudal vertebra (centrum) | Hadrosauridae | Unknown | Late Cretaceous | Montana, USA. Locality not recorded. | |
| APS.2013.08 | Ungual phalanx of ornithomimid | Ornithomimidae | Unknown | Late Cretaceous | Montana, USA. Locality not recorded. | |
| APS.2013.09 | Jaw fragment of juvenile hadrosaur | Hadrosauridae | Unknown | Late Cretaceous | Montana, USA. Locality not recorded. | |
| APS.2013.11 | Vertebral centrum of crocodile | Eusuchia | Unknown | Late Cretaceous | Montana, USA. Locality not recorded. | |
| APS.2013.12 | Small vertebral (caudal) centrum of crocodile | Eusuchia | Unknown | Late Cretaceous | Montana, USA. Locality not recorded. | |
| APS.2013.14 | Jaw fragment of champsosaur | Champsosaurus | Unknown | Late Cretaceous | Montana, USA. Locality not recorded. | |
| APS.2022.063 | Fragment of ceratopsian? Skull? | Unknown- possibly ceratopsian | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | Exact locality not recorded. Southern Alberta, Canada | |
| APS.2022.69 | Hadrosaur phalanx | Hadrosauridae | Belly River Group | Late Cretaceous | Exact locality not recorded. Southern Alberta, Canada |