Kate's Ridge: Early Cenomanian, Utah

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Spheroolithidae
1 specimen
NCSM 33731
Reptilia - Elongatoolithidae
1 specimen
NCSM 33736
1 specimen
NCSM 33729
2 specimens
NCSM 33732, 33733
1 specimen
NCSM 33730
3 specimens
NCSM 33734, 33735, 33737
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Utah County:Emery
Coordinates: 38.6° North, 111.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.8° North, 69.5° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 5
Key time interval: Early Cenomanian
Age range of interval: 100.5 - 93.9 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Dakota Formation:Cedar Mountain Member:Mussentuchit
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Fragmentation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:UT-12-07-30-D1
Database number:239610
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2025-03-20 15:59:14 Last modified:2025-03-20 16:18:53
Access level:the public Released:2025-03-20 15:59:14
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
91397. J. Hedge, R. T. Tucker, P. J. Makovicky and L. E. Zanno. 2025. Fossil eggshell diversity of the Mussentuchit Member, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah. PLOS ONE 20(2):e0314689:1-33 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]