Dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of the Ojinaga Basin in Northeastern Chihuahua, Mexico
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The Ojinaga Basin is crucial for understanding the southern province of Laramidia because it contains a unique dinosaur fauna on the North American continent. The Upper Cretaceous Aguja and Javelina formations contain fossil remains of the dinosaur families Hadrosauridae, Ceratopsidae, Nodosauridae, Tyrannosauridae, and Saltasauridae. The latter is the first evidence for a saltasaurid taxon from Mexico identified as Alamosaurus sanjuanensis.
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