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Duck-bill dinosaurs (Hadrosauridae, Ornithischia) from the North Slope of Alaska

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Kyle L. Davies
Kyle L. Davies*
Affiliation:
Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, Balcones Research Center, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas 78758
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Hadrosaur Bones have been found on the Colville River north of Umiat on the North Slope of Alaska. This find represents the first report of dinosaur bones in Alaska and their northernmost reported occurrence. The remains are not determinable below family level but are important, nonetheless, for interpretations of the paleoclimatology and paleobiogeography of the Late Cretaceous.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 198 - 200
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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