Almond Formation

Almond Formation
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
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
 Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Dinosaurs of the Almond Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images

Anchiceratops

Indeterminate

Represents a new genus and species of unnamed ceratopsid
Dromaeosaurus
Maiasaura

Dromaeosaurus[2]

Indeterminate[2]

Edmontonia[2]

Indeterminate[2]

Edmontosaurus[2]

Indeterminate[2]

Maiasaura[2]

Indeterminate[2]

Paronychodon[2]

P. lacustris[2]

Thescelosaurus[3]

Indeterminate[3]

Unnamed ceratopsid[4]

Unnamed

Misidentified as Anchiceratops, it is actually a new species of Pentaceratops-like form

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "3.12 Wyoming, United States; 4. Almond Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 584.
  3. 1 2 Listed as "cf. Thescelosaurus sp." in "3.12 Wyoming, United States; 4. Almond Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 584.
  4. ↑ Listed as "?Anchiceratops sp." in "3.12 Wyoming, United States; 4. Almond Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 584.

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