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PV R 4253

Classification
Scientific name: Ankylosaurus Brown, 1908
Author: Brown, 1908
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Ornithischia
Family: Ankylosauridae
Genus: Ankylosaurus
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Tetrapoda; Reptilia; Dinosauria; Ornithischia; Thyreophora; Ankylosauria; Ankylosauridae
Location
Locality: Red Deer River
State province: Alberta
Country: Canada
Continent: North America
Higher geography: North America; Canada; Alberta
Identification
Type status: NON-TYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Ankylosaurus Brown, 1908
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV R 4253
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Reptiles
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:5476217
Donor name: William E. Cutler
Catalogue description: Dermal plate. Brown in colour. Has central ridge and ovoid outline.
Stratigraphy
Earliest eon/lowest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Latest eon/highest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Earliest era/lowest erathem: Mesozoic
Latest era/highest erathem: Mesozoic
Earliest period/lowest system: Cretaceous
Latest period/highest system: Cretaceous
Earliest epoch/lowest series: Late Cretaceous
Latest epoch/highest series: Late Cretaceous
Earliest age/lowest stage: Campanian
Latest age/highest stage: Campanian
Group: Belly River (Judith River) Group
Chronostratigraphy: Cretaceous, Late Cretaceous, Campanian
Lithostratigraphy: Belly River (Judith River) Group
Record
Occurrence ID: 6b55fdfd-787a-4bdf-8335-94aab019920e
Modified: 2026-01-21T12:26:57+00:00
Created: 2015-03-03T10:51:40+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2015-03-03T10:51:40+00:00
Last updated 2026-01-21T12:26:57+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb