Burpee Museum loc. K-12: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Montana
collected 2002
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Wodehousia spinata
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Harrison et al. 2013 | |||||||||
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Leptopecopites pocockii
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Harrison et al. 2013 | |||||||||
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cf. Quetzalcoatlus sp.
Lawson 1975
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1 individual | |||||||||
| BMR P2002.2, cervical vertebra | ||||||||||
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= Azhdarchidae indet.
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Andres and Langston 2021 | |||||||||
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Aquilapollenites collaris
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Harrison et al. 2013 | |||||||||
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Aquilapollenites conatus
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Harrison et al. 2013 | |||||||||
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Aquilapollenites marmarthensis
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Harrison et al. 2013 | |||||||||
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Pinopsida
- Pinales
- Taxodiaceae
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Parataxodium sp.
Arnold and Lowther 1955
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Harrison et al. 2013 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Gunnerales
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Tricolpites microreticulatus
Belsky et al. 1965
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Harrison et al. 2013 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Laurales
- Lauraceae
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Marmarthia trivialis
Johnson 1996
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Harrison et al. 2013 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Nothofagaceae
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"Dryophyllum" subfalcatum
Lesquereux 1875
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Harrison et al. 2013 | 75 specimens | ||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Rhamnaceae
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"Rhamnus" cleburni
Lesquereux 1872
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Harrison et al. 2013 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Vitales
- Vitaceae
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"Vitis" stantoni
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Harrison et al. 2013 | 68 specimens | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Tyrannosauridae
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Tyrannosauridae indet.
Osborn 1906
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1 individual | |||||||||
| BMR P2002.4.1 ("Jane") | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Montana | County: | Carter |
| Coordinates: | 45.9° North, 104.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 52.2° North, 78.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Altitude: | 3425 feet | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Hell Creek | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: approx. 60-70m above the baseof the Hell Creek | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "cross stratification" carbonaceous sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | argillaceous conglomerate |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "Thick, poorly sorted sandstone. This sandstone exhibits weakly developed cross bedding and occasional specimens of angiosperm leaves. The sandstone unit is inturn overlain by a clay ball conglomerate, which contained the tyrannosaur skeleton" | |
| Environment: | fine channel fill |
| Geology comments: "point bar deposits", "sediments record a stream avulsion and subsequent development of an oxbow lake" | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | Collection dates: | 2002 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Jane site | ||
| Database number: | 60169 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, P. Mannion | Enterer: | K. Maguire, M. Carrano, P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-05-04 08:30:43 | Last modified: | 2015-08-31 14:10:35 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-05-04 08:30:43 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17309. | ETE | M. D. Henderson and J. E. Peterson. 2006. An azhdarchid pterosaur cervical vertebra from the Hell Creek Formation (Maastrichtian) of southeastern Montana. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(1):192-195 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 84754 | B. Andres and W. Langston Jr. 2021. Morphology and taxonomy of Quetzalcoatlus Lawson 1975 (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchoidea). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41(2):46-202 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 56213 | W. F. Harrison, D. J. Nichols, M. D. Henderson and R. P. Scherer. 2013. Using pollen, leaves, and paleomagnetism to date a juvenile tyrannosaurid in Upper Cretaceous rock. In J. M. Parrish, R. E. Molnar, P. J. Currie, & E. B. Koppelhus (eds.), Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology 238-249 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 56212 | C. P. Vittore and M. D. Henderson. 2013. Brodie abscess involving a tyrannosaur phalanx: imaging and implications. In J. M. Parrish, R. E. Molnar, P. J. Currie, & E. B. Koppelhus (eds.), Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology 222-236 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |