Where: Alberta, Canada (51.5° N, 112.8° W: paleocoordinates 59.2° N, 84.6° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Horsethief Member (Horseshoe Canyon Formation), Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)
• lower part of formation ("Edmonton A"); 8 coal
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by G. Lindblad, R. Hornell, J. C. Jack in 1923; reposited in the ROM
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: W. A. Parks. 1928. Albertosaurus arctunguis, a species of therapodous dinosaur from the Edmonton Formation of Alberta. University of Toronto Studies, Geology Series 25:1-42 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 11900: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 18.09.2001
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Albertosaurus arctunguis n. sp." = Albertosaurus sarcophagus
"Albertosaurus arctunguis n. sp." = Albertosaurus sarcophagus Osborn 1905 Alberta lizard ROM 807 (= Cf.5306)
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