This list of dinosaur specimens with documented taphonomic histories enumerates those fossil dinosaur specimens that have been subjected to focused efforts aimed at reconstructing the events following the animal's death and the processes by which its remains were preserved in the fossil record.

Ankylosaurs

Ankylosaurids Taxon Nickname Catalogue number Institution Age Unit Country Description and Taphonomic History Images Ankylosauridae indet. Not given MPC-D 100/1359 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Late Campanian Barun Goyot Formation Individual preserved in a resting posture with both forelimbs and hindlimbs folded and tucked underneath the torso. Feeding traces of invertebrates are also preserved on some elements.

Nodosaurids Taxon Nickname Catalogue number Institution Age Unit Country Description and Taphonomic History Images Borealopelta markmitchelli Not given TMP 2011.033.0001 Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Albian McMurray Formation Individual preserving armor in life position, keratin sheaths, skin impressions, and stomach contents. The carcass was likely washed out to sea after death and buried in the seafloor. Edmontonia rugosidens Not given AMNH 5665 American Museum of Natural History Middle Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation Exceptionally preserved articulated individual with skin impressions and armor in life position. The carcass was washed out to an aquatic setting, possibly a river channel, and buried.

Ceratopsians

Psittacosaurids Taxon Nickname Catalogue number Institution Age Unit Country Description and Taphonomic History Images Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis Not given WZSSM VF000011 Weihai Ziguang Shi Yan School Museum Lower Aptian Yixian Formation Association of a P. lujiatunensis and a Repenomamus robustus locked in combat that were buried alive. Supplemental Material Psittacosaurus sp. Not given DNHM D2156 Dalian Museum of Natural History Lower Aptian Yixian Formation Assemblage of 34 juveniles and one adult that were buried alive, possibly as a result of a collapsed burrow. Psittacosaurus sp. Not given IVPP V14341 Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology Lower Aptian Yixian Formation Assemblage of six juveniles that succumbed to a mudflow. Psittacosaurus sp. Not given SMF R 4970 Senckenberg Museum Lower Aptian Yixian Formation Exceptionally preserved individual with numerous soft tissue impressions and color pattern. After death, its right arm was possibly scavenged by a Tianyulong.

Protoceratopsids Taxon Nickname Catalogue number Institution Age Unit Country Description and Taphonomic History Images Bagaceratops indet. Not given MPC-D 100/551B Mongolian Palaeontological Center Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation Crouched individual that was scavenged after death by invertebrates. Protoceratops andrewsi Fighting Dinosaurs MPC-D 100/512 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation Preserves Protoceratops andrewsi locked in combat with a Velociraptor mongoliensis. Protoceratops andrewsi Fox site Protoceratops Not given Not given Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation Crouched individual that was extensively scavenged after death by invertebrates. Protoceratops andrewsi Not given MPC-D 100/526 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation Group of four juveniles buried alive by a strong sand-bearing event. Scavenging traces are present among individuals. Protoceratops andrewsi Not given MPC-D 100/534 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation Two sub-adults buried alive by a strong sand-bearing event. Scavenging traces are present among individuals. Protoceratops andrewsi Standing Protoceratops Not given Not given Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation An individual preserved in an upright position, possibly product of burrowing behavior.

Ornithopods

Hadrosaurs Taxon Nickname Catalogue number Institution Age Unit Country Description and Taphonomic History Images Brachylophosaurus canadensis Leonardo JRF 115H Judith River Foundation Middle Campanian Judith River Formation Exceptionally preserved individual that was rapidly covered with sediment after death. Edmontosaurus annectens Trachodon mummy AMNH 5060 American Museum of Natural History Late Maastrichtian Lance Formation Well-preserved individual lying on its back with flexed limbs. After dehydration, the carcass likely was shortly buried by sediments transported by a river resulting in excellent preservation. Edmontosaurus annectens Senckenberg mummy SMF R 4036 Senckenberg Museum Late Maastrichtian Lance Formation Individual preserved in a flexed posture. May have been quickly buried by sediments allowing exceptional preservation. Edmontosaurus sp. Dakota mummy NDGS 2000 North Dakota Geological Survey Late Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation Individual preserved with extreme detail. The carcass was pierced by scavenging predators, allowing the release of gases, fluids, and microbes, allowing the dissecation and durability of soft tissues that persisted through weeks to months prior to burial and fossilization. Hadrosauridae indet. Lizzie 2000 P-02 University of Alaska Museum Middle Turonian Matanuska Formation Partial remains of a juvenile. After death, the carcass was washed out to sea and sank to the seafloor where it got buried.Pasch, A. D., K. C. May. 2001. Taphonomy and paleoenvironment of hadrosaur (Dinosauria) from the Matanuska Formation (Turonian) in South-Central Alaska. In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life. Ed.s Tanke, D. H., Carpenter, K., Skrepnick, M. W. Indiana University Press. Pages 219-236. Saurolophus angustirostris Not given MPC-D 100/764 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Late Campanian Nemegt Formation Block of partially articulated juveniles. After an unknown case of death, the individuals decomposed during a wet summer season when they got buried by sediments transported by a river channel.

Theropods

Dromaeosaurs

Taxon Nickname Catalogue number Institution Age Unit Country Description and Taphonomic History Images Velociraptor mongoliensis Fighting Dinosaurs MPC-D 100/25 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation Preserves a Velociraptor mongoliensis locked in combat with a Protoceratops andrewsi.

Oviraptorosaurs

Taxon Nickname Catalogue number Institution Age Unit Country Description and Taphonomic History Images Citipati osmolskae Big Auntie MPC-D 100/1004 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation Brooding individual preserved on top of a nest. Citipati osmolskae Big Mama MPC-D 100/979 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation Brooding individual preserved on top of a nest. Khaan mckennai Romeo and Juliet (alternatively Sid and Nancy) MPC-D 100/1002 and 100/1127 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation Two very complete individuals preserved in close association. The pair was likely interacting when they got buried by collapsed sand dunes. Nemegtomaia barsboldi Not given MPC-D 107/15 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Late Campanian Barun Goyot Formation Brooding individual preserved on top of a nest. Oksoko avarsan Not given MPC-D 102/110 Mongolian Palaeontological Center Late Campanian Nemegt Formation Assemblage of three individuals buried in life positions. Oviraptor philoceratops Not given AMNH 6517 American Museum of Natural History Middle Campanian Djadokhta Formation Brooding individual preserved on top of a nest. Tongtianlong limosus Not given DYM-2013-8 Dongyang Museum Late Maastrichtian Nanxiong Formation Individual preserved with raised head and splayed arms, possibly died while trapped in mud.

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