FossilRange
Rock formation · Cretaceous · United States, Canada

Judith River Formation

The Judith River Formation holds 19 genera from this site (2nd of 26 formations), in 65 fossil records. Its dinosaur-bearing records date to the Campanian (83.6–72.1 Ma), with finds in Montana 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
Stegoceras1583.6–72.1 MaDome-headed dinosaurs33%
Troodon1283.6–66 MaTheropods12%
Saurornitholestes783.6–66 MaTheropods5%
Dromaeosaurus483.6–66 MaTheropods8%
Albertosaurus383.6–66 MaTheropods9%
Edmontonia383.6–66 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs19%
Euoplocephalus383.6–72.1 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs17%
Monoclonius383.6–72.1 MaHorned dinosaurs23%
Centrosaurus283.6–72.1 MaHorned dinosaurs4%
Chirostenotes283.6–66 MaTheropods7%
Corythosaurus283.6–72.1 MaOrnithopods7%
Gorgosaurus283.6–72.1 MaTheropods10%
Chasmosaurus183.6–72.1 MaHorned dinosaurs5%
Daspletosaurus183.6–72.1 MaTheropods5%
Gryposaurus1199.5–72.1 MaOrnithopods3%
Kritosaurus183.6–72.1 MaOrnithopods4%
Ornithomimus183.6–66 MaTheropods3%
Panoplosaurus183.6–66 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs7%
Tyrannosaurus172.1–66 MaTheropods1%

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 MaCorythosaurusCorythosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaDaspletosaurusDaspletosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaEuoplocephalusEuoplocephalus: 83.6–72.1 MaGorgosaurusGorgosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaKritosaurusKritosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaMonocloniusMonoclonius: 83.6–72.1 MaStegocerasStegoceras: 83.6–72.1 MaAlbertosaurusAlbertosaurus: 83.6–66 MaChirostenotesChirostenotes: 83.6–66 MaDromaeosaurusDromaeosaurus: 83.6–66 MaEdmontoniaEdmontonia: 83.6–66 MaOrnithomimusOrnithomimus: 83.6–66 MaPanoplosaurusPanoplosaurus: 83.6–66 MaSaurornitholestesSaurornitholestes: 83.6–66 MaTroodonTroodon: 83.6–66 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 MaCorythosaurusCorythosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaDaspletosaurusDaspletosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaEuoplocephalusEuoplocephalus: 83.6–72.1 MaGorgosaurusGorgosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaKritosaurusKritosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaMonocloniusMonoclonius: 83.6–72.1 MaStegocerasStegoceras: 83.6–72.1 MaAlbertosaurusAlbertosaurus: 83.6–66 MaChirostenotesChirostenotes: 83.6–66 MaDromaeosaurusDromaeosaurus: 83.6–66 MaEdmontoniaEdmontonia: 83.6–66 MaOrnithomimusOrnithomimus: 83.6–66 MaPanoplosaurusPanoplosaurus: 83.6–66 MaSaurornitholestesSaurornitholestes: 83.6–66 MaTroodonTroodon: 83.6–66 MaTyrannosaurusTyrannosaurus: 72.1–66 Ma205.7184.2161.5139.8113.289.866million years ago

Where it crops out

Fossil records with coordinates.

Groups present

Theropods (9), horned dinosaurs (3), ornithopods (3), armoured & plated dinosaurs (3), dome-headed dinosaurs (1).

  • Theropods9
  • Horned dinosaurs3
  • Ornithopods3
  • Armoured & plated dinosaurs3
  • Dome-headed dinosaurs1

States & provinces

  • Montana59
  • Saskatchewan6