27 Paleontology (Posters)
Friday, 5 April 2013
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Classroom 107
SPECIES CLASSIFICATION OF A JUVENILE PSITTACOSAURUS AND LITHOLOGIC DESCRIPTION OF THE FOSSIL MATRIX
Paper number: 27-1
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Abstract
Fossils that lack taxonomic and stratigraphic information are problematic. Fossil specimens in private collections often lack valuable stratigraphic information. This study applies traditional taxonomic classification of a juvenile Psittacosaurus recovered from a private collection. This study also employs traditional and nontraditional methods to interpret lithologic and stratigraphic information from the surrounding fossil matrix. The juvenile Psittacosaurus sp. was collected in-situ, along with lithologic matrix from the Liaoning Province, China. Several species of the genus Psittacosaurus have been found in two early Cretaceous (Albian-Aptian) formations in this area of China. The results of this study suggest this specimen belongs to P. mongoliensis from the Meileyingzi Bed of the Jiufotang Formation.