Almond Formation

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]

Almond Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
Type	Geological formation
Location
Region	North America

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 Edmontonia Edmontosaurus Thescelosaurus
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

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

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. "3.12 Wyoming, United States; 4. Almond Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 584.
3. 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.

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.