Almond Formation
| Almond Formation | |
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| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | North America |
The Almond Formation is a geological formation in Wyoming whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaurs
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Dinosaurs of the Almond Formation | ||||||
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Indeterminate |
Represents a new genus and species of unnamed ceratopsid |
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Indeterminate[2] |
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Indeterminate[2] |
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Indeterminate[2] |
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Indeterminate[2] |
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P. lacustris[2] |
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Indeterminate[3] |
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Unnamed ceratopsid[4] |
Unnamed |
Misidentified as Anchiceratops, it is actually a new species of Pentaceratops-like form | ||||
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 574-588. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "3.12 Wyoming, United States; 4. Almond Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 584.
- ^ a b Listed as "cf. Thescelosaurus sp." in "3.12 Wyoming, United States; 4. Almond Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 584.
- ^ Listed as "?Anchiceratops sp." in "3.12 Wyoming, United States; 4. Almond Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 584.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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