Also known as Camel Humps, Camel's Humps

Where: Omnogov, Mongolia (43.7° N, 100.9° E: paleocoordinates 40.8° N, 90.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Djadokhta Formation, Campanian (83.6 - 72.1 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: eolian; red sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by AMNH-MAS

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: M. A. Norell and J. A. Clarke. 2001. Fossil that fills a critical gap in avian evolution. Nature 409:181-184 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45329: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.10.2004

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