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First dinosaur record from Tennessee: a Campanian hadrosaur

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Jonathan R. Bryan
Affiliation:
1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996
Daniel L. Frederick
Affiliation:
1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996
David R. Schwimmer
Affiliation:
2Department of Chemistry and Geology, Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia 31993
William G. Siesser
Affiliation:
3Department of Geology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235

Abstract

Recently, several dinosaur bones were rediscovered in the paleontological collections at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a label indicating that the material was collected from the Cretaceous of west Tennessee. Since dinosaur remains have never been reported from Tennessee, this discovery prompted further investigation.

Type
Paleontological Notes
Copyright
Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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