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Rock formation · Cretaceous · United States

Cedar Mountain Formation

The Cedar Mountain Formation holds 6 genera from this site (16th of 26 formations), in 22 fossil records. Its dinosaur-bearing records date to the Albian to Cenomanian (113.2–93.9 Ma), with finds in Utah.

Genera recorded here

Records in this formation, and the share of each genus's total records that come from it.

GenusRecords hereAgeGroupShare of genus
Eolambia12100.5–93.9 MaOrnithopods100%
Tenontosaurus4121.4–113.2 MaOrnithopods5%
Deinonychus2121.4–113.2 MaTheropods4%
Sauropelta2121.4–113.2 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs6%
Acrocanthosaurus1121.4–113.2 MaTheropods7%
Stegosaurus1154.8–145 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs1%

Age ranges of its genera

Overall stage range of each genus (all formations).

StegosaurusStegosaurus: 154.8–145 MaAcrocanthosaurusAcrocanthosaurus: 121.4–113.2 MaDeinonychusDeinonychus: 121.4–113.2 MaSauropeltaSauropelta: 121.4–113.2 MaTenontosaurusTenontosaurus: 121.4–113.2 MaEolambiaEolambia: 100.5–93.9 MaOxfordianValanginianHauterivianAptianAlbianCenomanian161.5154.8149.2145139.8132.6125.8121.4113.2100.593.989.8million years ago
StegosaurusStegosaurus: 154.8–145 MaAcrocanthosaurusAcrocanthosaurus: 121.4–113.2 MaDeinonychusDeinonychus: 121.4–113.2 MaSauropeltaSauropelta: 121.4–113.2 MaTenontosaurusTenontosaurus: 121.4–113.2 MaEolambiaEolambia: 100.5–93.9 MaAlbian161.5149.2132.6121.4100.589.8million years ago

Where it crops out

Fossil records with coordinates.

Groups present

Theropods (2), ornithopods (2), armoured & plated dinosaurs (2).

  • Theropods2
  • Ornithopods2
  • Armoured & plated dinosaurs2

States & provinces

  • Utah22