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Rock formation · Cretaceous · Canada

Dinosaur Park Formation

The Dinosaur Park Formation holds 28 genera from this site (1st of 26 formations), in 288 fossil records. Its dinosaur-bearing records date to the Campanian (83.6–72.1 Ma), with finds in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Genera recorded here

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

GenusRecords hereAgeGroupShare of genus
Centrosaurus4783.6–72.1 MaHorned dinosaurs82%
Saurornitholestes4683.6–66 MaTheropods31%
Troodon2383.6–66 MaTheropods22%
Corythosaurus2183.6–72.1 MaOrnithopods72%
Chasmosaurus1883.6–72.1 MaHorned dinosaurs86%
Dromaeosaurus1583.6–66 MaTheropods31%
Lambeosaurus1583.6–72.1 MaOrnithopods79%
Gorgosaurus1383.6–72.1 MaTheropods65%
Citipes1183.6–72.1 MaTheropods92%
Gryposaurus11199.5–72.1 MaOrnithopods35%
Chirostenotes883.6–66 MaTheropods29%
Euoplocephalus883.6–72.1 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs44%
Prosaurolophus883.6–72.1 MaOrnithopods53%
Stegoceras783.6–72.1 MaDome-headed dinosaurs15%
Stenonychosaurus683.6–66 MaTheropods43%
Daspletosaurus583.6–72.1 MaTheropods24%
Panoplosaurus583.6–66 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs33%
Parasaurolophus483.6–72.1 MaOrnithopods20%
Thescelosaurus483.6–66 MaOrnithopods7%
Ornithomimus383.6–66 MaTheropods9%
Struthiomimus383.6–66 MaTheropods17%
Anodontosaurus183.6–66 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs7%
Edmontonia183.6–66 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs6%
Hypacrosaurus183.6–66 MaOrnithopods3%
Pachycephalosaurus172.1–66 MaDome-headed dinosaurs3%
Triceratops172.1–66 MaHorned dinosaurs1%
Tyrannosaurus172.1–66 MaTheropods1%
Velociraptor183.6–72.1 MaTheropods5%

Age ranges of its genera

Overall stage range of each genus (all formations).

GryposaurusGryposaurus: 199.5–72.1 MaCentrosaurusCentrosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaChasmosaurusChasmosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaCitipesCitipes: 83.6–72.1 MaCorythosaurusCorythosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaDaspletosaurusDaspletosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaEuoplocephalusEuoplocephalus: 83.6–72.1 MaGorgosaurusGorgosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaLambeosaurusLambeosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaParasaurolophusParasaurolophus: 83.6–72.1 MaProsaurolophusProsaurolophus: 83.6–72.1 MaStegocerasStegoceras: 83.6–72.1 MaVelociraptorVelociraptor: 83.6–72.1 MaAnodontosaurusAnodontosaurus: 83.6–66 MaChirostenotesChirostenotes: 83.6–66 MaDromaeosaurusDromaeosaurus: 83.6–66 MaEdmontoniaEdmontonia: 83.6–66 MaHypacrosaurusHypacrosaurus: 83.6–66 MaOrnithomimusOrnithomimus: 83.6–66 MaPanoplosaurusPanoplosaurus: 83.6–66 MaSaurornitholestesSaurornitholestes: 83.6–66 MaStenonychosaurusStenonychosaurus: 83.6–66 MaStruthiomimusStruthiomimus: 83.6–66 MaThescelosaurusThescelosaurus: 83.6–66 MaTroodonTroodon: 83.6–66 MaPachycephalosaurusPachycephalosaurus: 72.1–66 MaTriceratopsTriceratops: 72.1–66 MaTyrannosaurusTyrannosaurus: 72.1–66 MaNorianToarcianAptianAlbianCampanian205.7199.5192.9184.2174.7168.2161.5154.8149.2139.8132.6125.8113.2100.593.986.372.166million years ago
GryposaurusGryposaurus: 199.5–72.1 MaCentrosaurusCentrosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaChasmosaurusChasmosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaCitipesCitipes: 83.6–72.1 MaCorythosaurusCorythosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaDaspletosaurusDaspletosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaEuoplocephalusEuoplocephalus: 83.6–72.1 MaGorgosaurusGorgosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaLambeosaurusLambeosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaParasaurolophusParasaurolophus: 83.6–72.1 MaProsaurolophusProsaurolophus: 83.6–72.1 MaStegocerasStegoceras: 83.6–72.1 MaVelociraptorVelociraptor: 83.6–72.1 MaAnodontosaurusAnodontosaurus: 83.6–66 MaChirostenotesChirostenotes: 83.6–66 MaDromaeosaurusDromaeosaurus: 83.6–66 MaEdmontoniaEdmontonia: 83.6–66 MaHypacrosaurusHypacrosaurus: 83.6–66 MaOrnithomimusOrnithomimus: 83.6–66 MaPanoplosaurusPanoplosaurus: 83.6–66 MaSaurornitholestesSaurornitholestes: 83.6–66 MaStenonychosaurusStenonychosaurus: 83.6–66 MaStruthiomimusStruthiomimus: 83.6–66 MaThescelosaurusThescelosaurus: 83.6–66 MaTroodonTroodon: 83.6–66 MaPachycephalosaurusPachycephalosaurus: 72.1–66 MaTriceratopsTriceratops: 72.1–66 MaTyrannosaurusTyrannosaurus: 72.1–66 Ma205.7184.2161.5139.8113.289.866million years ago

Where it crops out

Fossil records with coordinates.

Groups present

Theropods (12), ornithopods (7), armoured & plated dinosaurs (4), horned dinosaurs (3), dome-headed dinosaurs (2).

  • Theropods12
  • Ornithopods7
  • Armoured & plated dinosaurs4
  • Horned dinosaurs3
  • Dome-headed dinosaurs2

States & provinces

  • Alberta285
  • Saskatchewan3