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Prince Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionNorth America
Country USA

The Prince Creek Formation is a geological formation in Alaska whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Theropods

Theropods of the Prince Creek Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images

Dromaeosaurus[2]

D. albertensis[2]

Dromaeosaurus

Saurornitholestes[2]

S. langstoni[2]

Troodon[2]

T. formosus[2]

Ornithischians

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.
Ornithischians of the Prince Creek Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images

Anchiceratops[3]

Indeterminate[3]

Pachyrhinosaurus

Brachyceratops[4]

Indeterminate[4]

Pachyrhinosaurus[5]

P. canadensis[5]

Thescelosaurus[6]

Indeterminate[6]

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. ^ a b c d e f "3.33 Alaska, United States; 3. Prince Creek Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 587.
  3. ^ a b Listed as "?Anchiceratops sp." in "3.33 Alaska, United States; 3. Prince Creek Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 587.
  4. ^ a b Listed as "?Brachyceratops sp." in "3.33 Alaska, United States; 3. Prince Creek Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 587.
  5. ^ a b Listed as "Pachyrhinosaurus cf. canadensis" in "3.33 Alaska, United States; 3. Prince Creek Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 587.
  6. ^ a b Listed as "cf. Thescelosaurus sp." in "3.33 Alaska, United States; 3. Prince Creek Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 587.

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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