T. albertensis type, Red Deer River (NMC): Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Canada
collected by Steiner & Sternberg 1946
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Ceratopsidae
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Triceratops albertensis n. sp.
Sternberg 1949
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Triceratops horridus | ||||||||||
| NMC 8862 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Alberta |
| Coordinates: | 51.9° North, 113.0° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 59.6° North, 84.6° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
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
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | claystone |
| Secondary lithology: | tabular,coarse poorly lithified sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "The specimen was preserved in a bed of clay, though in most sections this horizon is composed of rather massive, fairly coarse-grained, soft sandstone." | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | none |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | GSC | ||
| Collectors: | Steiner & Sternberg | Collection dates: | 1946 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 47127 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-02-14 13:26:29 | Last modified: | 2021-03-01 10:07:25 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-02-14 13:26:29 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 12568. | ETE | C. M. Sternberg. 1949. The Edmonton fauna and description of a new Triceratops from the Upper Edmonton Member: phylogeny of the Ceratopsidae. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 113:33-46 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 1126 | D. R. Braman. 1988. Palaeontology and geology of the Edmonton Group (Late Cretaceous to Early Palaeocene), Red Deer River Valley, Alberta, Canada. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 48th Annual Meetiing, Field Trip "C" (October 16, 1988). Occasional Paper of the Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. Occasional Paper of the Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology 8:1-25 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano] | |
| 15450 | ETE | D. R. Braman and D. A. Eberth. 1987. Paleontology and geology of the Edmonton Group (Late Cretaceous to Palaeocene), Red Deer River Valley, Alberta, Canada. Fourth Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems, Field Trip B" (August 14, 1987). Occasional Paper of the Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology 28:1-27 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 55599 | J. H. Ostrom and P. Wellnhofer. 1986. The Munich specimen of Triceratops with a revision of the genus. Zitteliana 14:111-158 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 13602 | ETE | J. H. Ostrom and P. Wellnhofer. 1990. Triceratops: an example of flawed systematics. In K. Carpenter and P. J. Currie (eds.), Dinosaur Systematics: Perspectives and Approaches, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 245-254 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 62727 | L. S. Russell. 1966. Dinosaur hunting in western Canada. Royal Ontario Museum, Life Sciences Contribution 70:1-37 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |