Almond Formation

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

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]

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 Maiasaura
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.