Genus: Alamosaurus GILMORE, 1922
Etymology: In reference to the Ojo Alamo Formation, where the specimen was found, and Greek, sauros, "lizard": “Alamo lizard”.

Species: sanjuanensis GILMORE, 1922
Etymology: For the San Juan County, New Mexico.

Holotype: USNM 10486

Locality: USNM locality V-143, De-na-zin Wash, NW 1/4, SW 1/4, T24N, R11W, Barrell Spring Arroyo, one mile south of Ojo Alamo, San Juan County, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation (Old North Horn Formation).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Nearly complete left scapula.
Note: Tyrannosaurid teeth were found with the specimen, but not collected.

Paratype: USNM 10487: Nearly complete right ischium.

Referred material:

BURGE, 1997 (pers. comm).

Locality: Utah.

Horizon: North Horn Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary skeleton.

 

 

CARTER, MONTGOMERY & BIASATTI, 1999

Locality: Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Centra, chevrons, claw core, coracoids, femora, fibula, humerus, ilia, ischia, metatarsals, pubes, radius, ribs, scapulas, sternal plates, a tibia, an ulna and numerous vertebrae of a minimum of 6 individuals, including 4 juveniles. There are 3 bone baring layers.

 


COULSON, & LEHMAN, 1999

Locality: Near Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Javelina Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Latest Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Latest Cretaceous.
Note: From just below the K/T boundary.

Material:

TMM 43621-1: A partial skeleton of a juvenile.

 

DALMA & LUCAS, 2016

Locality: Unknown, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Ojo Alamo Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late-early or earliest Late Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SSM 5428: Nearly complete left humerus.

 

D'EMIC, WILSON & WILLIAMSON, 2011

Locality: Ferron Mountain, Emery County, Utah.

Horizon: North Horn Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

BYU 11392, 11393: Anterior caudal vertebrae.


FIORILLO, 1998

Locality: Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Javelina Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Latest Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Latest Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: 3 individuals 2 adults and 1 juvenile.

 

FOWLER & SULLIVAN, 2011

Locality: SMP Locality 884b, De-na-zin wash, San Juan Basin, San Juan County, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Ojo Alamo Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Alamo Wash Local Fauna.

Age: Late-early or earliest Late Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SMP VP-1625: Distal portion of left femur.

 

Locality: SMP Locality 389b, Willow Wash, San Juan Basin, San Juan County, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Ojo Alamo Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Alamo Wash Local Fauna.

Age: Late-early or earliest Late Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SMP VP-1850: Posterior cervical vertebra.

 

Locality: SMP loc. 410b, Willow Wash, San Juan Basin, San Juan County, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Ojo Alamo Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Alamo Wash Local Fauna.

Age: Late-early or earliest Late Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SMP VP-2104: Anterior caudal vertebra.




GILMORE, 1946

Locality: Southwest toe of North Horn Mountain, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Emery County, Utah.

Horizon: Lower North Horn Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

USNM 15660: 30 articulated caudal vertebrae, beginning with the first, 25 chevrons, 2 ischia, right somewhat incomplete, left scapula and coracoid, right humerus, ulna, radius, and metacarpus articulated, 2 sternal plates and parts of 3 ribs. Although not collected a sacrum with 5 vertebrae.

CRANNO & D'EMIC, 2015: Osteoderms, fragments of osteoderms.

 


Locality: Lizard locality (Polyglyphanodon), S1/2, sec 17, T19S, R6E, South Dragon Valley, Emery County, Utah.

Horizon: North Horn Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 2 caudal centra.

 


Locality: West side of South Dragon Valley, NE 1/4, sec. 12, T19S, R5E, Emery County, Utah.

Horizon: North Horn Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 2 very large thoracic ribs.

 

JASINSKI, SULLIVAN & LUCAS, 2011

Locality: San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Ojo Alamo Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Alamo Wash Local Fauna.

Age: Late-early or earliest Late Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMMNH P-22544 (= UNM B-517, 518): An incomplete right tibia with distal and proximal ends.

NMNH P-25072 (= UNM B-0709): Nearly complete left scapula.

Note: Originally misidentified as a hypsilophodont by Lehman, 1981).

NMMNH P-49967: Partial right crus and pes consisting of the shafts of a tibia and fibula, 5 metatarsals, 2 proxima phalanges and 3 unguals.

SMP VP-1336: Posterior part of the left ilum, with an associated incomlpete rib and rib fragments.

SMP VP-1494: 2 incomlpete caudal vertebrae.

SMP VP-1539: Scapula blade.

SMP VP-1541: ?Skull fragments.

SMP VP-1581: Distal caudal vertebra.

SMP VP-1582: Distal caudal vertebra.

SMP VP-1625: Distal end of left femur with associated boen fragments.

SMP VP-1626: Nearly complete right fibula.

SMP VP-1641: Fragments from dorsal vertebra.

SMP VP-1715: A coracoid, part of a ?scapual, neurla spine, incomlpete ?vertebra, and associated fragments.

SMP VP-1718: Femur fragment with muscle scar present.

SMP VP-1850: Posterior cervical vertebra.

SMP VP-1864: Incomplete dorsal vertebra.

SMP VP-1866: Incomplete dorsla vertebra.

SMP VP-1876: Nearly complete right fibula.

SMP VP-2043: Proximal end of tibia.

SMP VP-2065: Incomplete right fibula with only mid-section present.

SMP VP-2097: Incomplete left ischium and right femur.

SMP VP-2104: Incomplete anterior caudal vertebra and bone fragments.

SMP VP-2175: Distal end of rigth radius.

SMP VP-2230: Nearly complete caudal with neural spine.

SMP VP-2232: Incomplete thoracic ribs and rib fragments.

SMP VP-2233: Anterior part of right ilium.

SMP VP-2507: Nearly complete tooth.

SMP VP-2696: ?Chevron and indeterminate bone fragments.

SMP VP-3323: Incomplete left pubis.

 

LEHMAN, 1981

Locality: NMMNH Locality 2349, Ojo Alamo, San Juan County, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMMMH P-25072 (old UNM B-709): Fragmentary ilium (Kirkland pers comm.)
Note: Was listed as a right Scapula of a hypsilophodontid.
Note: LUCAS & SULLIVAN, 2000 do not believe this to be a sauropod.

 


LEHMAN, 1985

Locality: UNM locality 77-505, NE 1/4, NW 1/4, Sec. 3, T24N, R12W, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UNM B-22: Distal caudal centrum.

 


Locality: 3, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Uncollected: Femur.

 

Locality: 6, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Uncollected: Femur.

 


Locality: UNM Locality 77-675, NE 1/4, NW 1/4, Sec. 18, N24N, R11W, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UNM B-656, NHMN P-29724 (old UNM FKK-003A-A-G): Teeth.

 


Locality: UNM Locality 77-748, SW 1/4, SW 1/4, Sec. 8, T22N, R10W, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UNM B-709: Left scapula of a juvenile.

 


Locality: 14, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Uncollected: Ilium and ribs.

 


LAWSON, 1972

Locality: 29°27’40”N, 103°9’32”W, Big Bend National, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Lower Javelina (Tornillo) Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TMM 41398-1: Cervical centrum, dorsal neural spine.

 


Locality: 29°17’34”N, 103°31’34”W, Big Bend National, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Lower Javelina (Tornillo) Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TMM 41450-1: First caudal vertebrae.

 

Locality: 29°9’20”N, 103°9’30”W, Big Bend National, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Lower Javelina (Tornillo) Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TTU 546: Proximal caudal vertebra.

 


Locality: 20°27’40”N, 103°9’32”W, Big Bend National, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Lower Javelina (Tornillo) Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TMM 40699: Middle caudal vertebra.

 


Locality: 29°27’40”N, 103°9’30”W, Big Bend National, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Lower Javelina (Tornillo) Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TMM 41061: Right rib.

TMM 41450-2: Right ulna.

TMM 41063: Left pubis.

TMM 41060: Right ilium.

 

 

Locality: 29°17’34”N, 103°31’33”W, Big Bend National, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Lower Javelina (Tornillo) Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TMM 41398-2: Proximal end of the left humerus.

 


LEHMAN & COULSON, 2002

Locality: Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Black Peaks Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Maastricthian (near the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary), Uppermost Senonian Stage, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Latest Cretaceous.

Material:

TMM 43621-1: Fragmentary skeleton of a juvenile specimen.

 

LOZINSKY, HUNT & WOLBERG, 1984

Locality: Elephant Butte area, Sierra County, New Mexico.

Horizon: Hall Lake Formation, McRae Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Latest Campanian-Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TKM007: Incomplete right humerus.

TKM009: Left femur.

 


LUCAS & SULLIVAN, 2000

Locality: NMMNH 3332, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMMNH P-25077 (= UNM FKK-033): Right femur fragment.

 


Locality: NMMNH 929, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMMNH P-27291: Anterior caudal vertebra.

 


Locality: NMMNH 2191, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Unknown.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretceous.

Material:

NMMNH P-29031 (old UMN FKK-522): Incomplete distal caudal vertebra.

Note: Now lost (Poropat, 2013).

 

Locality: NMMNH 4225, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMMNH P-29725 (= UNM FKK-029): 1 tooth fragment, from type locality.

NMMNH P-29726: 4 teeth fragments.

 

Locality: NMMNH 4226, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMMNH P-29724 (= UNM FK-003): 7 tooth fragments.

NMMNH P-29727 (= UNM FKK-034): Tooth, from just north of type locality.

NMMNH P-29728 (= UNM B-656): 2 tooth fragments.

 


Locality: NMMNH 319b, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: De-na-zin Member, Lower Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Upper Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SMP VP-1138: Incomplete left femur.

SMP VP-1139: Incomplete left? Pubis.

 


MATEER, 1976

Locality: Near Barrel Springs, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Latest Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Topotypes:

PMU 24305 (formelry PMU.R174 [was PMU R.281]): Fragment of a right ilium.

PMU 24893 (formerly PMU.R172 [was PMU R 280] ): Posterior-most sacral vertebra and 2 anterior-most caudal vertebrae.

KUES, LEHMAN, & RIGBY, Jr. 1980

USNM 10487: Right ischium.

USNM 15658: Distal caudal vertebrae.

 

= cf. Alamosaurus sanjuanensis RIVERA-SYLVA, NAVA-RODRIGUEZ & SANCHEZ-URIBE, 2021

Locality: Locality MUDECH-2, 23 km southeast of teh town of Manuel Benavides, municipality of Manuel Benavides, Ojinaga Basin, Chihuahua State, Mexico.

Horizon: Javelina Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.\Material:

MDCH V-043: Tooth fragment.

 

SULLIVAN & LUCAS, 2000


Locality: NMMNH 360, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Kirland Formation (was De-na-zin Member, Lower Kirtland Formation).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SMP VP-1271: Slightly water-worn tooth.

SMP VP-1097: Tooth.


Locality: MNNHM locality 4224, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: De-na-zin Member, Lower Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian age, Upper Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMMNH P. 29722: 2nd caudal vertebra.

NMMNH P. 29723: Either caudal vertebra 3 or 4.

NMMNH P. 28741: 3rd caudal vertebra.

 

 


SULLIVAN & WILLIAMSON, 1997

Locality: Near Barrel Springs, New Mexico.

Horizon: Naashoibito Member, Ojo Alamo Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Alamo Wash Local Fauna.

Age: Late-early or earliest Late Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Topotype: PMU 24804 (formerly PMU.R173): Cervical vertebrae.

 

TYKOSKI, & FIORILLO, 2016

Locality: North-eastern part of the Big Bend National Park , Brewster County, Texas.

Note: Exact geographical information are avaible at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, in Dallas, Texas for qualified researchers.

Horizon: Javelina Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Latest Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Latest Cretaceous.

Material:

BIBE 45854: 9 mid and posterior cervical vertebrae (C6 to C14).

 

WICK & LEHMAN, 2014

Localty: 'Willow' locality, Big Bend National, Brewster County, Texas.

Note: Exact locality data is available for qualified individuals at the Vertebrate Paleontology Labratory at the Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin.

Horizon: Lower Javelina (Tornillo) Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, Uppermost Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TMM 46052-1: Left femur.

 

WOODWARD & LEHMAN, 2009

Localiy: Big Bend National Park , Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Javelina Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Latest Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Latest Cretaceous.

Horizon: Black Peaks Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Maastricthian (near the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary), Uppermost Senonian Stage, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Latest Cretaceous.

Material:

TM field no. TL 05-8: Ilium.

TMM 41541: Dorsal vertebrae and sacrum. Note: Liagments soft tissue (WOODRUFF, ATWOOD, & MADILL, 2016)

TMM 41541-1 (field number TL 05-5), 40597-7: Ischia.

TMM 42495-7: Middle shaft of an ischium.

TMM 43090-2: An adult femur.

TMM 43598-1: Interiors of 2 proximal caudal vertebrae.

TMM 43598-2: Incomplete dorsal centrum.

TMM 43598-3: Mid shaft of a femur.

TMM 43598-4: Distal end of a right metatarsal II.

TMM 43598-5: Nearly complete anterior dorsal vertebra.

TMM 43598-6: Incomplete cervical?

TMM 43599-1: Fifth? Caudal.

TMM 43599-1: Rib segment.

TMM 43621-1: A series of cervical and dorsal vertebral centra and neural arches of a juvenile.

TMM 45601-1: Right fibula.

TMM 45854-1 to 1J: A series of 10 rib segments.

TMM 45602-1: Rigth tibia.

TMM 45855-1: Proximal end of a right metacarpal II.

TMM 45855-2: Proximal end of a left dorsal rib.

TMM 45855-3: Rib segment.

Note: Found a meter away from TMM 45855-2.

TMM 45855-4: Proximal end of a left scapula.

TMM 45862-1: Proximal part of the shaft of a left ischium.

TMM 45864-1: Anterior half of a mid-caudal centrum.

TMM 45865-1: Immature distal caudal vertebra.

TMM 45857-1: Small left humeus.

TMM 45859-1: Right femur.

TMM 45861-1: A narl complete left fibula.

TMM 45863-1: Right humerus.

TMM 43600-2: Complete right humerus.