FossilRange
Rock formation · Cretaceous · Canada, United States

St. Mary River Formation

The St. Mary River Formation holds 5 genera from this site (20th of 26 formations), in 9 fossil records. Its dinosaur-bearing records date to the Maastrichtian (72.1–66 Ma), with finds in Alberta and Montana.

Genera recorded here

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

GenusRecords hereAgeGroupShare of genus
Pachyrhinosaurus483.6–66 MaHorned dinosaurs25%
Edmontosaurus272.1–66 MaOrnithopods2%
Edmontonia183.6–66 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs6%
Euoplocephalus183.6–72.1 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs6%
Troodon183.6–66 MaTheropods1%

Age ranges of its genera

Overall stage range of each genus (all formations).

EuoplocephalusEuoplocephalus: 83.6–72.1 MaEdmontoniaEdmontonia: 83.6–66 MaPachyrhinosaurusPachyrhinosaurus: 83.6–66 MaTroodonTroodon: 83.6–66 MaEdmontosaurusEdmontosaurus: 72.1–66 MaSantonianCampanianMaastrichtian83.672.166million years ago
EuoplocephalusEuoplocephalus: 83.6–72.1 MaEdmontoniaEdmontonia: 83.6–66 MaPachyrhinosaurusPachyrhinosaurus: 83.6–66 MaTroodonTroodon: 83.6–66 MaEdmontosaurusEdmontosaurus: 72.1–66 MaCampanian83.672.166million years ago

Where it crops out

Fossil records with coordinates.

Groups present

Armoured & plated dinosaurs (2), ornithopods (1), horned dinosaurs (1), theropods (1).

  • Armoured & plated dinosaurs2
  • Ornithopods1
  • Horned dinosaurs1
  • Theropods1

States & provinces

  • Alberta8
  • Montana1