Dystrophaeus viaemalae Cope, 1877
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Object Details
- Collector
- J. S. Newberry
- Geologic Age
- Mesozoic - Jurassic - Upper - Oxfordian
- Record Last Modified
- 9 May 2024
- Skeletal Morphology
- Appendicular elements, distal radius, ulna, metacarpal 1, partial scapula, partial dorsal vertebra, and 35 fragments
- Stratigraphy
- Morrison Fm - Tidwell Mbr
- Collection Date
- 1859
- USNM Number
- V2364
- Type Citation
- Cope. 1877. U.S.Geogr.Surveys West Of 100th Meridian Rept. 34.
- Gillette. 1996. The Continental Jurassic. 59-68, tf.1-4.
- Bernier, J. C. & Chan, M. A. 2006. Mountain Geologist. 43 (4): 313-328, 14.
- Tschopp, E., et al. 2015. A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda). PeerJ. 3:3857
- Type Status
- holotype
- Holotype
- Place
- San Juan County, Utah, United States, North America
- Published Name
- Dystrophaeus viaemalae Cope, 1877
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- Paleogeneral
- Reptiles/Amphibians
- Reptilia Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha
- Paleobiology
- Taxonomy
- Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Sauropsida Reptilia Archosauria Dinosauria Saurischia Sauropoda Family indet.
- NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
- Record ID
- nmnhpaleobiology_3449150
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39def0f33-5765-4c4f-b62c-87a87932d9b4
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