Also known as T. serratus type, Lance Creek, Hatcher Sk. 4
Where: Niobrara County, Wyoming (43.1° N, 104.6° W: paleocoordinates 49.6° N, 79.5° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Lance Formation, Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)
• base of sandstone layer about 20 feet above bottom of draw, probably slightly higher than T. horridus type level
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, concretionary, calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: concretion
Collected by C. E. Beecher in 1889; reposited in the YPM
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: J. B. Hatcher, O. C. Marsh, and R. S. Lull. 1907. The Ceratopsia. Monographs of the United States Geological Survey 49:1-198 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 46126: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 04.01.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Triceratops serratus n. sp." = Triceratops horridus
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