Nelson Creek: Albian, Oregon
collected by E. L. Packard 1927
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Pteranodon oregonensis n. sp.
Gilmore 1928
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1 individual | |||||||||
| (holotype), nearly complete humerus, two coossified dorsal vertebra, fragment of unidentified bone | ||||||||||
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= ? Azhdarchoidea indet.
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Unwin et al. 2000 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Oregon | County: | Lake |
| Coordinates: | 43.3° North, 120.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.9° North, 75.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Albian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 112.0 - 99.6 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Hudspeth | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Originally referred to as "Upper Chico or Lower Horsetown" formation | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "shale" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | USNM | ||
| Collectors: | E. L. Packard | Collection dates: | 1927 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Pteranodon oregonensis holotype site | ||
| Database number: | 92236 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler |
| Modifier: | R. Butler | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-04 04:22:50 | Last modified: | 2009-11-04 06:39:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-04 04:22:50 |
Reference information
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