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._____________________________________________________________________________________