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Camptosaurus browni Gilmore, 1909

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    Object Details

    Collector

    F. Brown

    Geologic Age

    Mesozoic / Jurassic / Late / Kimmeridgian

    Record Last Modified

    4 Aug 2025

    Skeletal Morphology

    Appendicular elements, humerus (2), radius (2), ulna (2), scapula (2), pubis (2), ischia (2), axial elements

    Stratigraphy

    / Morrison Fm / Brushy Basin Mbr

    Collection Date

    1885

    USNM Number

    V4282

    Type Citation

    Gilmore, Gilmore, C. W. 1909. U.S.Natl.Mus.Proc. 36 : 231-250, f.14,18,21,23,27,30.
    Rothschild, Tanke, D. 1992. Geoscience Canada. 19 (2): 79, unfig..

    Type Status

    holotype
    Holotype

    Place

    Albany County, Wyoming, United States, North America

    Published Name

    Camptosaurus browni Gilmore, 1909
    Camptosaurus dispar Marsh, 1879

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    Paleogeneral
    Types: Reptiles/Amphibians
    Reptilia Primary Type
    Paleobiology

    Taxonomy

    Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Sauropsida Reptilia Archosauria Dinosauria Ornithischia Ornithopoda Camptosauridae

    Data Source

    NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/363c479cc-e0ac-44af-b7b8-203312260cc3

    Record ID

    nmnhpaleobiology_3448862

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