Judith River Formation
Judith River Formation | |
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Ma | |
Claggett Formation, Pakowki Formation | |
Thickness | max 360 meters (1,180 ft)[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone and sandstone |
Location | |
Region | Montana |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Judith River near the confluence with the Missouri River |
Named by | F.V. Hayden, 1871;[2] F.B. Meek, 1876.[3] |
The Judith River Formation is a
Lithology
The Judith River Formation is composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.[1] Coal beds, bentonite and coquinas are also observed.
Relationship with other units
The Judith River Formation conformably overlies the
Sub-divisions
The Judith River Formation is divided into four members, the Parkman Sandstone Member, the McClelland Ferry Member, the Coal Ridge member, and the Woodhawk Member.[7] The McClelland Ferry Member (78.7-76.3 Ma) is believed to be equivalent to the Oldman Formation, with the Coal Ridge Member (76.3-75.3 Ma) equivalent to the Dinosaur Park Formation.[4]
Fauna
Faunal list follows a review published by Ashok Sahni in 1972 unless otherwise noted.[8]
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Amphibians
There are three potential species of discoglossid frogs. Hip bones, possibly representing a North American member of the European spadefoot toad family are also known from the formation.
Amphibians of the Judith River Formation | |||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images | |
H. dilatus |
A siren .
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L. bairdi |
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O. kayi |
A possible lungless salamander .
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P. copei |
A lungless salamander .
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S. tectum |
A scapherpetonid salamander. |
Fish
Bony fish
Bony fishes of the Judith River Formation
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images | |
Belonostomus | Belonostomus longirostris
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An aspidorhynchiform. | |||||
Cyclurus | C. fragosus | A bowfin.[9] | |||||
Lepisosteus | L. occidentalis | Scales[10] | A gar. | ||||
?Paralbula | ?P. sp. | A bonefish. | |||||
Priscosturion | P. longipinnis | McClelland Ferry[11] | Upper Campanian[11] | A sturgeon. | |||
Psammorhynchus | P. longipinnis | McClelland Ferry[11] | Upper Campanian[11] | Preoccupied name, renamed Priscosturion.[12]
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Polyodontidae
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Indeterminate | A paddlefish. Known remains exceeded size of Chinese paddlefish, total length would exceed 2 metres (6.6 ft).[13] |
Cartilaginous fish
Cartilaginous fishes of the Judith River Formation
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images | |
M. bipartitus |
A stingray. |
Choristoderes
Choristoderes of the Judith River Formation | |||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images | |
C. sp. |
Crocodilians
Crocodilians of the Judith River Formation
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images | |
B. montana |
An alligatorid .
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L. canadensis |
An alligatorid. | ||||||
Deinosuchus | D. hatcheri[14] | Teeth |
Lizards
Lizards of the Judith River Formation | |||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images | |
C. segnis |
A whiptail. | ||||||
E. lancensis |
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L. denticulatus |
A whiptail. | ||||||
P. bogerti |
A parasaniwid .
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P. wyomingensis |
A parasaniwid. |
Ornithischian dinosaurs
Ornithischians reported from the Judith River Formation
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Genus | Species | Location | Member | Material | Notes | Images | |
A. nesmoi[15] |
Reclassified as Medusaceratops lokii |
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A. lammersi[15] |
lower McClelland Ferry |
"[Two] partial skulls, skeleton, juvenile," |
A ceratopsid | ||||
B. canadensis |
middle McClelland Ferry |
A hadrosaurid which was one of the more common dinosaurs in the area.[17] | |||||
C. montanus |
" type specimen
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A dubious ceratopsid | |||||
Corythosaurus | C. sp.[19] | middle Coal Ridge | two partial skeletons | A lambeosaurine hadrosaurid | |||
D. calamarius |
"Teeth."[20] |
Nomen dubium | |||||
D. pentagonius |
"Fragmentary dentary with teeth," |
A dubious hadrosaurid | |||||
D. perengulatus |
"Teeth."[20] |
Nomen dubium | |||||
D. bicarinatus |
"Isolated teeth."[18] |
Nomen dubium | |||||
D. encaustus |
"Single tooth and [five] tooth fragments."[20] "Isolated teeth."[18] |
Nomen dubium | |||||
D. haydenianus |
"Isolated teeth."[18] |
Nomen dubium | |||||
D. peiganus |
"Tooth."[18] |
Nomen dubium | |||||
Edmontonia | E. longiceps | Isolated teeth[21] | |||||
Furcatoceratops | F. elucidans | Fergus County, Montana.[22] | Upper Coal Ridge[22] | Nearly complete subadult skeleton.[22] | A ceratopsid | ||
H. paucidens |
Reclassified as Lambeosaurus? paucidens | ||||||
Hanssuesia | H. sternbergi | A pachycephalosaurid. Also present in the Dinosaur Park and Oldman Formations. Possible synonym of Stegoceras. | |||||
J. tigris[23] |
lower McClelland Ferry |
A ceratopsid | |||||
?"Kritosaurus" |
?"K." breviceps |
A dubious hadrosaurid | |||||
?L. paucidens |
"Squamosal, maxilla."[20] |
Nomen dubium. An indeterminate lambeosaurine.[24] | |||||
M. lokii[25] |
lower McClelland Ferry |
Bonebed[25] |
A ceratopsid | ||||
M. gemini[26] |
lower Coal Ridge |
"one apomorphic squamosal"[26] |
A ceratopsid | ||||
M. crassus[15] |
lower Coal Ridge |
"[Five] skulls, [one] complete." |
A dubious ceratopsid | ||||
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P. costatus |
"Tooth," |
A dubious ankylosaur | ||||
P. bergei |
lower McClelland Ferry |
A brachylophosaurin hadrosaur
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P. grallipes |
"Skeleton lacking skull."[27] |
A dubious hadrosaurid | |||||
T. mirabilis |
Isolated teeth, type specimen[10]
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A dubious hadrosaurid | |||||
Spiclypeus | S. shipporum | McClelland Ferry[28] | Partial skull, vertebrae, ribs, humerus, ilium, femur, tibia, and fibula. | A ceratopsid | |||
Zuul | Z. crurivastator | middle Coal Ridge | Cranial and postcranial skeletal remains and soft tissue, type specimen
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An ankylosaurid |
Theropod dinosaurs
Theropods reported from the Judith River Formation
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images | |
A. lateralis |
"Isolated teeth," |
Junior synonym of Deinodon horridus[8] |
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A. mirandus |
Teeth, type specimen
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Possible junior synonym of Deinodon horridus[8] | |||||
H. altus |
Partial tibiotarsus |
One of the only known freshwater occurrences of a hesperornithid.[31]
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Daspletosaurus | D. torosus | Maxilla[32] and two partial skeletons [33][34] | A large tyrannosaurid. | ||||
D. wilsoni[35] | Jack’s B2 | Partial skull, cervical, sacral, and caudal vertebrae, and a rib, chevron, and first metatarsal | Originally considered to be a transitional species between D. torosus and D. horneri, though the validity of this claim has been questioned [36] | ||||
D. falculus |
Teeth |
Isolated tyrannosaur teeth classified in the dubious genus Deinodon | |||||
D. hazenianus |
Teeth |
Junior synonym of Deinodon horridus[8] | |||||
D. horridus |
"Teeth," |
Isolated tyrannosaur teeth that formed the basis of the dubious genus Deinodon | |||||
D. incrassatus |
Teeth |
Junior synonym of Deinodon horridus[8] | |||||
D. lateralis |
Junior synonym of Deinodon horridus[8] | ||||||
D. albertensis |
Ox Hill Quarry, Careless Creek Quarry, Hidden Valley Quarry & Blackbird Ridge Quarry.[37] |
Teeth[37] |
A dromaeosaurid, also found in the Dinosaur Park Formation | ||||
D. explanatus |
"Tooth."[38] |
Possible relative of Saurornitholestes | |||||
D. laevifrons |
"Tooth."[38] |
Possible relative of Saurornitholestes | |||||
Gorgosaurus | G. libratus | Postorbital[32] | A large tyrannosaurid, also found in the Dinosaur Park Formation and possibly the Two Medicine Formation. | ||||
O. tenuis |
"Fragmentary metatarsal."[39] |
A possible troodontid or juvenile tyrannosaurid | |||||
P. lacustris |
Teeth, type specimen
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An indeterminate maniraptoran, also found in the Dinosaur Park, Milk River, and Kirtland Formations | |||||
Richardoestesia | R. gilmorei | Careless Creek, Emily's Ankle, Hidden Valley & Blackbird Ridge quarries.[37] | 12 teeth[37] | A coelurosaur | |||
Saurornitholestes | S. langstoni | Careless Creek, Emily's Ankle, Top Cat, Hidden Valley & Blackbird Ridge quarries.[37] | Numerous teeth[37] | A dromaeosaurid | |||
Theropod "A" | Antelope Head, Careless Creek, Emily's Ankle, Top Cat, Hidden Valley, Blackbird Ridge & Jensen Ranch quarries.[37] | 28 teeth[37] | Teeth of a large theropod distinct from those of tyrannosaurids | ||||
T. formosus |
Antelope Head, Careless Creek, Emily's Ankle, Top Cat & Hidden Valley quarries.[37] |
Teeth ( egg |
A troodontid, possibly dubious. | ||||
Z. abradens |
"Teeth," |
A dromaeosaurid
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Turtles
Turtles of the Judith River Formation | |||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images | |
Adocus | A. sp. | ||||||
B. sp. |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
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