Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I have yet to see a conclusive list of EVERY dinosaur known from the Hell Creek Formation, I am curious if anyone has one or knows all the dinosaurs, thank you! "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Here is a list from 2004. @Troodon can provide any additional updates or corrections. Weishampel, D.B., Dodson, P. & Osmólska, H. (editors) 2004 The Dinosauria. 2nd Edition. University of California Press, 861 pp. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I don't believe a current conclusive list exists or will ever. It all depends on which paleontologist you are having a discussion with and when. For example some believe that ontogenetic changes reduce the number of Pachycephalosaurs, Ceratopsians and Tyrannosaurids that are present in this assemblage. Also some species that are described are controversial like Tatankaceratops. So its fluid and contentious so one needs to keep an open mind but I've attached my view and with new discoveries those will change. Dinosaur Faunal List Hell Creek.docx Not included in this list that I view as invalid or synonymous with other species Dracorex hogwartsia Stygimoloch spinifer cf Zapasalis abradens 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBoy Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 1:29 PM, Troodon said: I don't believe a current conclusive list exists or will ever. It all depends on which paleontologist you are having a discussion with and when. For example some believe that ontogenetic changes reduce the number of Pachycephalosaurs, Ceratopsians and Tyrannosaurids that are present in this assemblage. Also some species that are described are controversial like Tatankaceratops. So its fluid and contentious so one needs to keep an open mind but I've attached my view and with new discoveries those will change. Dinosaur Faunal List Hell Creek.docx Not included in this list that I view as invalid or synonymous with other species Dracorex hogwartsia Stygimoloch spinifer cf Zapasalis abradens Thanks its amazing how the current landscape makes that 2004 list almost completely obsolete. Just the last 10 years has seen so many new discoveries and named species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 29 minutes ago, TyBoy said: Thanks its amazing how the current landscape makes that 2004 list almost completely obsolete. Just the last 10 years has seen so many new discoveries and named species. Thanks, yes anything listed just a few years ago is of little value since just the last five years our understanding of the HC/Lance has changed significantly and hopefully will continue to expand with new discoveries. This new knowledge has also created lots of controversy among paleontologists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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