Cretaceous Dinosaurs across Alaska Show the Role of Paleoclimate in Structuring Ancient Large-Herbivore Populations

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: Anthony R. Fiorillo, Paul J. McCarthy, Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, Marina B. Suarez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: hadrosaurs; ceratopsians; Arctic; ancient Arctic; terrestrial ecosystems; ecosystem reconstruction; Geology; QE1-996.5; Prince Creek; north slope; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12040161; https://doaj.org/article/d0dee591114e4ef7b01b99f9fbe99174

The partially correlative Alaskan dinosaur-bearing Prince Creek Formation (PCF), North Slope, lower Cantwell Formation (LCF), Denali National Park, and Chignik Formation (CF), Aniakchak National Monument, form an N–S transect that, together, provides an unparalleled opportunity to examine an ancient...