Tim Tokaryk: Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS - A Selection

Longrich, N. R., Tokaryk, T., and Field, D. J., 2011. Mass Extinction of birds at the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108: 15253-15257.

Tokaryk, T. T., and H. N. Bryant. 2004.  The fauna from the Tyrannosaurus rex excavation, Frenchman Formation (Late Maastrichtian), Saskatchewan.  Summary of Investigations, 1, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Sask. , Misc. Rep. 2004-4.1.

Tokaryk, T. T. 2002.  A humerus from a juvenile Triceratops sp. (Ornithischia; Ceratopsidae) from the Frenchman Formation (Late Maastrichtian), Saskatchewan.  Summary of Investigations 2002, 1, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Misc. Rep., 2002-4.1: 151-154.

Chin, K., T. Tokaryk, G. M. Erickson, L. C. Calk 1998.  A king-sized theropod coprolite.  Nature 393: 680-682.

Tokaryk, T. T., S. L., Cumbaa, and J. E. Storer 1997.  Early late Cretaceous birds from Saskatchewan, Canada: the oldest diverse avifauna known from North America.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17: 172-176.

Tokaryk, T. T. 1997.  First evidence of juvenile ceratopsians (Reptilia: Ornithischia) from the Frenchman Formation (late Maastrichtian) of Saskatchewan.  Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 34: 1401-1404.

Tokaryk, T. T. 1993.  A Plioplatecarpine mosasaur from the Bearpaw Shale (Upper Cretaceous) of Saskatchewan, Canada.  Modern Geology 18: 503-509.

Tokaryk, T. T. 1992.  Additions to the Cenozoic avian fauna of Saskatchewan.  Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History, Occasional Short Notes 4: 1-4.

Tokaryk, T. T., and C. R. Harington 1992.  Baptornis sp. (Aves: Hesperornithiformes) from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Saskatchewan, Canada.  Journal of Paleontology 66: 1010-1012.

Case, G. R., T. T. Tokaryk, and D. Baird 1990.  Selachians from the Niobrara Formation of the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Canada.  Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 27: 1084-1094.

Nicholls, E., T. T. Tokaryk, and L. V. Hills 1990.  Cretaceous marine turtles from the western interior seaway of Canada.  Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 27: 1288-1298.

Eberth, D. A., D. R. Braman, and T. T. Tokaryk 1990.  Stratigraphy, sedimentology and vertebrate paleontology of the Judith River Formation (Campanian) near Muddy Lake, west-central Saskatchewan.  Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 38: 387-406.

Tokaryk, T. T., and P. C. James 1989.  Cimolopteryx sp. (Aves, Charadriiformes) from the Frenchman Formation (Maastrichtian), Saskatchewan.  Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 26: 2729-2730.

ABSTRACTS - A Selection

Bamforth, E., Larsson, H. C. E., and Tokaryk, T. T., 2009.  Beneath the feet of the T. rex: New microfaunal material below the K-T boundary, Frenchman Formation, Southern Saskatchewan.  Canadian Paleontology Conference.

Tokaryk, T. T. 2009.  An Ornithurine bird from the Frenchman Formation (Latest Maastrichtian), Saskatchewan; p. 52 in T. T. Tokaryk and E. Snively (eds.), Frenchman Formation Terrestrial Ecosystem Conference, Program and Abstracts.  Royal Saskatchewan Museum Contribution to Science Number 12.

Tokaryk, T. T. 2009.  The Royal Saskatchewan Museum and contemporary paleontology; p. 53-54 in T. T. Tokaryk and E. Snively (eds.), Frenchman Formation Terrestrial Ecosystem Conference, Program and Abstracts.  Royal Saskatchewan Museum Contribution to Science Number 12.

Tokaryk, T. T. 2009.  A partial skeleton of Champsosaurus from the Frenchman Formation (Maastrichtian) of Saskatchewan; pp. 55-59 in T. T. Tokaryk and E. Snively (eds.), Frenchman Formation Terrestrial Ecosystem Conference, Program and Abstracts.  Royal Saskatchewan Museum Contribution to Science Number 12.

Tokaryk, T. T. 2009.  A giant trionychid? from the Frenchman Formation (Latest Maastrichtian) of Saskatchewan; pp. 60-61 in T. T. Tokaryk and E. Snively (eds.), Frenchman Formation Terrestrial Ecosystem Conference, Program and Abstracts.  Royal Saskatchewan Museum Contribution to Science Number 12.

Tokaryk, T. T. 2009.  Head-hunting in Saskatchewan: the history of Triceratops; pp. 61-62 in T. T. Tokaryk and E. Snively (eds.), Frenchman Formation Terrestrial Ecosystem Conference, Program and Abstracts.  Royal Saskatchewan Museum Contribution to Science Number 12.

Sato, T., and T. Tokaryk 2001.  Polycotylid from the upper Campanian Bearpaw Formation of southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada: latest short-necked plesiosaur from North America.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21, supplement to number 3: 97A.

Cumbaa, S. L., T. T. Tokaryk, C. Collom, J. D. Stewart, T. S. Ercit, R. G. Day l997.  A Cenomanian age bone bed of marine origin, Saskatchewan, Canada.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17, supplement to number 3: 40A.

Chin, K., T. Tokaryk, and G. M. Erickson 1996.  Probable Tyrannosaurus rex coprolite from the Maastrichtian Frenchman Formation of Saskatchewan.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16, supplement to number 3: 27A.

Cumbaa, S. L., and T. T. Tokaryk 1993.  Early birds, crocodile tears, and fish tales: Cenomanian and Turonian marine vertebrates from Saskatchewan, Canada.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 13, supplement to number 3: 31a-32a.

Cumbaa, S. L., T. T. Tokaryk, D. M. Jarzen 1992.  Paleoecology of a late Cretaceous near shore marine environment, Pasquia Hills, Saskatchewan.  Canadian Paleontology Conference, Program and Abstracts: 11.

Tokaryk, T. T., and J. E. Storer 1991.  Dinosaur eggshell fragments from Saskatchewan, and evaluation of potential distance of eggshell transport.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11, supplement to number 3: 58A.

Nicholls, E. and T. T. Tokaryk 1990.  The Northern Niobrara: Fossil Vertebrate Faunas from the Niobrara Formation of Canada.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 10, supplement to number 3: 36A-37A.

Tokaryk, T. T. 1988.  Preliminary vertebrate faunal list of the Oldman Formation, Saskatchewan.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8, supplement to number 3: 28A.

OTHER - A Selection

Tokaryk, T. T. 2004.  Scientific literature not an oxymoron.  Quill & Quire 70 (11): 8.

Tokaryk, T. T. 2002.  Obituary: William Anthony Swinton Sarjeant, 1935-2002.  Geology Today 18: 210-211.

Tokaryk, T. T. 2001.  News values: the ‘behavior’ of careful reporting.  Geology Today 17: 211-212.

Tokaryk, T. T. l997.  Facing the past: a cursory review of paleontology in southern Saskatchewan; pp. 9-28 in L. McKenzie-McAnally (ed.), Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Southern Saskatchewan.  Canadian Paleontology Conference Field Trip Guidebook number 6.

Tokaryk, T. T. 1997.  Preliminary review of the non-mammalian vertebrates from the Frenchman Formation (late Maastrichtian) of Saskatchewan; pp. 34-44 in L. McKenzie-McAnally (ed.), Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Southern Saskatchewan.  Canadian Paleontology Conference Field Trip Guidebook number 6.

Tokaryk, T. T. l997.  Selling Palaeontology.  Geology Today 13: 109-112.

Tokaryk, T. T., J. E., Storer, and E. M. V. Namburiri 1992.  Selected bibliography of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary event, through 1989.  Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History, Natural History Contributions 11.

Tokaryk, T. T. 1991.  Degrees of freedom.  Nature 350: 183.

Tokaryk, T. T. 1990.  Technician-scientist [letter to the editor].  American Scientist 78:97.

Tokaryk, T. T. 1986.  H. S. "Corky" Jones: A biographical note.  Blue Jay 44: 145-149.