Bolor's Hill: Campanian, Mongolia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Troodontidae
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Byronosaurus jaffei
Norell et al. 2000
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| fragmentary rostrum, IGM 100/894 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Mongolia | State/province: | Omnogov |
| Coordinates: | 43.7° North, 100.9° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.8° North, 90.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Djadokhta | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: probably Djadokhta Formation | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: probably as for Ukhaa Tolgod, but no details are provided for this site. | |
| Environment: | eolian indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | excellent |
| Disassociated major elements: | many |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Institute of Geology, Mongolia | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Ukhaa Tolgod | ||
| Database number: | 37209 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | R. Whatley |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-03-05 13:34:37 | Last modified: | 2017-09-28 09:03:43 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-03-05 13:34:37 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9962. | M. A. Norell, P. J. Makovicky, and J. M. Clark. 2000. A new troodontid theropod from Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(1):7-11 [J. Alroy/R. Whatley/R. Whatley] |
Secondary references:
| 12905 | ETE | P. J. Makovicky, M. A. Norell, J. M. Clark and T. Rowe. 2003. Osteology and relationships of Byronosaurus jaffei (Theropoda: Troodontidae). American Museum Novitates 3402:1-32 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |