2.5 miles above Bleriot ferry, Red Deer River (ROM): Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Canada
collected by G. Lindblad, R. Hornell, J. C. Jack 1923
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Tyrannosauridae
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Albertosaurus arctunguis n. sp.
Parks 1928
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Albertosaurus sarcophagus | ||||||||||
| ROM 807 (= Cf.5306) (8 measurements) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Alberta |
| Coordinates: | 51.5° North, 112.8° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 59.2° North, 84.6° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Senonian |
| *International age/stage: | Campanian | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Edmonton | Formation: | Horseshoe Canyon | Member: | Horsethief |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: lower part of formation ("Edmonton A"); 8 coal | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Associated major elements: | all |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | ROM | ||
| Collectors: | G. Lindblad, R. Hornell, J. C. Jack | Collection dates: | 1923 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 11900 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2001-09-18 14:33:19 | Last modified: | 2021-09-02 13:42:53 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2001-09-18 14:33:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 12347. | ETE,5% 49800 | 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] |
Secondary references:
| 77927 | T. D. Carr. 2010. A taxonomic assessment of the type series of Albertosaurus sarcophagus and the identity of Tyrannosauridae (Dinosauria, Coelurosauria) in the Albertosaurus bonebed from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Campanian–Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 47:1213-1226 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 65460 | R. L. Coulton. 1976. The theropod dinosaurs of the Edmonton Formation, Alberta, Canada. Rocks and Minerals 52(4):176-181 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 51906 | D. A. Eberth, D. C. Evans, D. B. Brinkman, F. Therrien, and L. S. Russell. 2013. Dinosaur biostratigraphy of the Edmonton Group (Upper Cretaceous), Alberta, Canada: evidence for climate influence. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 50:701-726 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 4205 | 5% 39600 | D. A. Russell. 1970. Tyrannosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of western Canada. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Publications in Paleontology 1:1-34 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy] |
| 62727 | L. S. Russell. 1966. Dinosaur hunting in western Canada. Royal Ontario Museum, Life Sciences Contribution 70:1-37 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 70928 | D. H. Tanke and P. J. Currie. 2010. A history of Albertosaurus discoveries in Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 47(9):1197-1211 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |