OMNH locality V1057: Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian, Montana
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Aquilops americanus n. gen., n. sp.
Farke et al. 2014
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| OMNH 34557, a partial skull, with associated predentary, partial left dentary, and additional associated but unidentifiable fragments | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Montana | County: | Carbon County |
| Coordinates: | 45.0° North, 109.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 44.4° North, 65.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 109.90000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | red sandy claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: OMNH 34557 originated from a deep red sandy claystone in the basal part of unit VII of the Cloverly Formation, as defined by Ostrom | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: OMNH | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Aquilops americanus type locality | ||
| Database number: | 164673 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | J. Tennant |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2014-12-10 13:19:30 | Last modified: | 2022-09-08 09:12:27 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-12-10 13:19:30 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 53819. | A. A. Farke, W. D. Maxwell, R. L. Cifelli and M. J. Wedel. 2014. A ceratopsian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of western North America, and the biogeography of Neoceratopsia. PLoS ONE 9(12):e11205:15-18 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/M. Carrano] |