Genus
Valid Extinct

Nedcolbertia

Kirkland et al. 1998

Nedcolbertia is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian-aged) Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah. The type and only described species so far is N. justinhofmanni, known from at least three partial skeletons.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Nedcolbertia
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Picture of Justin Hofmann holding the right hindlimb of his self-named dinosaur, Nedcolbertia justinhofmanni. © Jcouce · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Nedcolbertia Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
2
Geological formations
Cedar Mountain
2
Temporal distribution
Valanginian (137.05–132.6 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Nedcolbertia justinhoffmanni 137 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
J. I. Kirkland, B. B. Britt, and C. H. Whittle, S. K. Madsen, D. L. Burge. 1998. A small coelurosaurian theropod from the Yellow Cat Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Barremian) of eastern Utah. Lower and Middle Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 14:239-248
Bibliography (1)
J. I. Kirkland, B. B. Britt, and C. H. Whittle, S. K. Madsen, D. L. Burge. 1998. A small coelurosaurian theropod from the Yellow Cat Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Barremian) of eastern Utah. Lower and Middle Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 14:239-248