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Knight's Ranch, Alberta, Canada

Lat/Long (Decimal)	49.138,-112.577
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	Alberta, Canada
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Alberta, Canada

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Knight's Ranch	Zelenitsky D. K., Hills L. V. (1997)	Belly River - Oldman		mudstone	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Spheroolithus albertensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Spheroolithidae : Spheroolithus : *Spheroolithus albertensis*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Montanoolithus strongorum species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Montanoolithidae : Montanoolithus : *Montanoolithus strongorum*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Continuoolithus canadensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Elongatoolithidae : Continuoolithus : *Continuoolithus canadensis*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Porituberoolithus warnerensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Elongatoolithidae : Porituberoolithus : *Porituberoolithus warnerensis*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Reticuloolithus hirschi species	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Reticuloolithus : *Reticuloolithus hirschi*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tristraguloolithus cracioides species	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Tristraguloolithus : *Tristraguloolithus cracioides*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Zelenitsky D. K., Hills L. V., et al (1996) Parataxonomic classification of ornithoid eggshell fragments from the Oldman Formation (Judith River Group; Upper Cretaceous), southern Alberta, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 33, 1655-1667

Zelenitsky D. K., Hills L. V. (1997) Normal and pathological eggshells of Spheroolithus albertensis, oosp. nov., from the Oldman Formation (Judith River Group, Late Campanian), southern Alberta, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17 1, 167-171

Zelenitsky D. K. (2000) Dinosaur eggs from Asia and North America, Y.-N. Lee (ed.), 2000 International Dinosaur Symposium for Kosong County in Korea. Paleontological Society of Korea Special Publication 4, 13-26

Zelenitsky D. K., Sloboda W. J. (2005) Eggshells, Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 398-404

Zelenitsky D. K., Therrien F. (2008) Unique maniraptoran egg clutch from the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of Montana reveals theropod nesting behaviour, Palaeontology 51 6, 1253-1259 doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00815.x

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