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Eriksen Ceratosaurus, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.1467,-108.769 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mesa County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Eriksen Ceratosaurus, FPA | Madsen Jr. J. H., Welles S. P. (2000) | Morrison - Brushy Basin | lower part of member, above the local "clay change" | sandstone | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ceratosaurus nasicornis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ceratosauridae : Ceratosaurus : Ceratosaurus nasicornis | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
References
Madsen Jr. J. H., Welles S. P. (2000) Ceratosaurus (Dinosauria, Theropoda): a revised osteology, Utah Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Publications 00-2, 1-80 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!