Fossil Forest Quarry 1 (NMMNH L-4276) (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: San Juan County, New Mexico (36.3° N, 108.2° W: paleocoordinates 43.6° N, 79.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Fossil Forest Member (Fruitland Formation), Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Reposited in the NMMNH

Primary reference: T. E. Williamson and S. L. Brusatte. 2014. Small theropod teeth from the Late Cretaceous of the San Juan Basin, northwestern New Mexico and their implications for understanding latest Cretaceous dinosaur evolution. PLoS ONE 9(4):e93190:1-23 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 156148: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 09.05.2014

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Cimolomyidae
Essonodon sp.
Essonodon sp. Simpson 1927 multituberculate
NMMNH P-30243
Reptilia
 Theropoda -
Theropoda indet.
Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881 theropod
NMMNH P-30327, 38424, 52508
 Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
Dromaeosauridae "indet. A", cf. Richardoestesia sp.
Dromaeosauridae "indet. A" Colbert and Russell 1969 maniraptoran
NMMNH P-30330, 38425, 38431–2
cf. Richardoestesia sp. Currie et al. 1990 maniraptoran
NMMNH P-30277, 30331, 36552, 38410, 38428, 52501, 52503, 52514
 Theropoda -
cf. Paronychodon sp.
cf. Paronychodon sp. Cope 1876 maniraptoran
NMMNH P-30276, 30329, 30332, 38430, 53360