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Rock formation · Cretaceous · United States, Canada

Two Medicine Formation

The Two Medicine Formation holds 10 genera from this site (9th of 26 formations), in 47 fossil records. Its dinosaur-bearing records date to the Campanian (83.6–72.1 Ma), with finds in Montana and Alberta.

Genera recorded here

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

GenusRecords hereAgeGroupShare of genus
Hypacrosaurus1683.6–66 MaOrnithopods43%
Troodon983.6–66 MaTheropods9%
Daspletosaurus783.6–72.1 MaTheropods33%
Saurornitholestes483.6–66 MaTheropods3%
Prosaurolophus383.6–72.1 MaOrnithopods20%
Euoplocephalus283.6–72.1 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs11%
Gryposaurus2199.5–72.1 MaOrnithopods6%
Panoplosaurus283.6–66 MaArmoured & plated dinosaurs13%
Corythosaurus183.6–72.1 MaOrnithopods3%
Ornithomimus183.6–66 MaTheropods3%

Age ranges of its genera

Overall stage range of each genus (all formations).

GryposaurusGryposaurus: 199.5–72.1 MaCorythosaurusCorythosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaDaspletosaurusDaspletosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaEuoplocephalusEuoplocephalus: 83.6–72.1 MaProsaurolophusProsaurolophus: 83.6–72.1 MaHypacrosaurusHypacrosaurus: 83.6–66 MaOrnithomimusOrnithomimus: 83.6–66 MaPanoplosaurusPanoplosaurus: 83.6–66 MaSaurornitholestesSaurornitholestes: 83.6–66 MaTroodonTroodon: 83.6–66 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 MaCorythosaurusCorythosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaDaspletosaurusDaspletosaurus: 83.6–72.1 MaEuoplocephalusEuoplocephalus: 83.6–72.1 MaProsaurolophusProsaurolophus: 83.6–72.1 MaHypacrosaurusHypacrosaurus: 83.6–66 MaOrnithomimusOrnithomimus: 83.6–66 MaPanoplosaurusPanoplosaurus: 83.6–66 MaSaurornitholestesSaurornitholestes: 83.6–66 MaTroodonTroodon: 83.6–66 Ma205.7184.2161.5139.8113.289.866million years ago

Where it crops out

Fossil records with coordinates.

Groups present

Ornithopods (4), theropods (4), armoured & plated dinosaurs (2).

  • Ornithopods4
  • Theropods4
  • Armoured & plated dinosaurs2

States & provinces

  • Montana46
  • Alberta1