Genus: Bistahieversor CARR & WILLIAMSON, 2010
Etymology: Bistahi, place of the adobe formation (Navajo) in reference to the Bisti Wilderness Area and Greek, eversor, "destroyer"; in reference to the presumed predatory habits of the animal.

Species: sealeyi CARR & WILLIAMSON, 2010
Etymology: In honor of Mr. Paul Sealey, Research Associate at the NMMNH, in recognition of his discovery of the holotype specimen.
= Aublysodon cf. A. mirandus LEHMAN & CARPENTER, 1990
= "Tyrannosaurid" ARCHER & BABIARZ, 1992
= Daspletosaurus sp CARR & WILLIAMSON, 2000
= Genus: Nova CARR & WILLIAMSON, 2002
= cf. Daspletosaurus sp CARR & WILLIAMSON, 2000

Holotype: NMMNH P-27469

Locality: NMMNH locality 3506, Hunter Wash, Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness area, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Note: Detailed locality information on file at NMMNH.

Horizon: Hunter Wash Member, Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.
Note: Paleopathology, possible puncture wound on a palatal bone (ectopterygoid) and related infection of bone and nearby periosteal tissue and a rib that shows a healed fracture.

Referred material:

Locality: NMMNH locality L-4010, Hunter Wash, Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness area, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Note: Detailed locality information on file at NMMNH.

Horizon: Fruitland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

NMMNH P-32824: Ramus of a right lacrimal.

 

= Daspletosaurus Species Nova CARR & WILLIAMSON, 1999

Locality: NMMNH locality 3097, Pinabete Arroyo, Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness area, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

Horizon: Farmington Member, Kirtland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

NMMNH P-25049: Incomplete skull and skeleton.
Note: Palaeopathology, the ectopterygoid seems to have sustained a puncture and became infected and one rib shows a healed fracture (MOLNAR, 2001).

 

= Aublysodon cf. A. mirandus LEHMAN & CARPENTER 1990

Locality: OMNH Locality V188, Ah-Shi-sle-pah Wash, Northeast of Chaco Canyon, San Juan County, New Mexico.

Horizon: Fruitland Formation or lower part of the Kirtland Shale, Bisti, Hunter Wash or Farmington Sandstone Members.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kirtlandian Age, Campanian-Maastrichtian Stages, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

OMNH 10131: Posterior parts of both frontals, anterior part of the fused parietals, teeth, incomplete dentary, parts of both femora, a tibia, pubes, metatarsals, several ribs, ilium, and gastralia.
Note: As per CARR & WILLIAMSON, 2000
Note: Paleopathology? Posterior-most tooth is abnormally positioned.

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