Ziebach Co. Triceratops (PROXY): Late/Upper Maastrichtian, South Dakota
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Ceratopsidae
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Triceratops sp.
Marsh 1889
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1 individual | |||||||||
| FPDM-V-9677 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | South Dakota | County: | Ziebach |
| Coordinates: | 44.9° North, 101.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 50.8° North, 75.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Montana | Formation: | Hell Creek |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | FPDM | ||
| Database number: | 216603 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2020-12-21 14:58:44 | Last modified: | 2022-03-28 04:48:43 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-12-21 14:58:44 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 74875. | R. Sakagami and S. Kawabe. 2020. Endocranial anatomy of the ceratopsid dinosaur Triceratops and interpretations of sensory and motor function. PeerJ 1-19 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |