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Genus: Saurornitholestes SUES, 1978
Etymology: Greek, sauros, "lizard," Greek, ornith-(ornis), “bird” and Greek, lestes, “thief”, Birdlike-lizard robber.

Species: langstoni SUES, 1978
Etymology: In honor of Wann Langston.

Holotype: RTMP (old PMAA P): 74.10.5

Locality: Quarry 140, side lsd. 13, sec. 27, T21, R12, west of the 4th meridian, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Both frontals, left ectopterygoid, left quadrate, 2 teeth, 2 fragmentary dorsal vertebrae, gastralia, fragments of thoracic ribs, a metacarpal, several phalanges, and all unguals of the left manus, 3 isolated prezygapophyses and a number of very fragmentary bones, which are indeterminable.

Referred material:

NMC 12343, 12354: Fragmentary frontals.

= Saurornitholestes langstoni BASZIO, 1997

Locality: Alberta, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 87.36.383, 88.116.42, 88.162.1, 99.215.72, 88.50.123, 88.50.126, 88.87.89, 89.36.353, 89.36.400, 89.36.403, 89.36.410: Teeth.

Locality: Alberta, Canada.

Horizon: Milk River Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aquilian age, Late Santonian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous

Material:

UA MR-1: 1, 2, 3, 21-32: Teeth.

Locality: Stephen’s site, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Lower Edmonton Formation), Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 1005-1009, 1033, 1034: Teeth.

Locality: Alberta, Canada.

Horizon: Scollard Formation, Uppermost Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Alberta 3

UA 100, 101

Locality:

Horizon: Lance Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

UA BTB, 123, 129-132, 161-164: Teeth.

BRANDVOLD, BRANDVOLD & SWEENEY, 1996

Locality: Jones’ site, North-Central Montana.

Horizon: Two Medicine Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Tooth.

BRINKMAN, 1990

Localities: BB 105 (28), BB 71 (2), BB 118 (7), BB 121 (6), BB 100 (17), BB 103 (4), BB 107 (1), BB 98 (8), BB 31 (21), BB 86 (43), BB 41 (9), BB 97 (7), BB 104 (17), BB 78 (8), BB 117 (6), BB 25 (4), BB 106 (8), BB 108 (35), BB 54 (8), BB 102 (47), BB 94 (7), BB 120 (1), BB 119 (2), Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Teeth.

CURRIE, 1987/1990

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 80.16.312, 81.23.7, 84.94.6, 85.43.69, 86.77.57: Frontals.

RTMP 80.16.996, 82.24.16, 82.19.366, 79.8.643, 79.9.96, 82.19.180, 82.16.43, NMC 12410, 78.9.96, 74.10.5: Teeth.

RTMP 88.121.39: Partial skeleton.
Note: Pathology, has several unhealed tooth marks on the left dentary (TANKE & CURRIE, (1998) 2000)

RTMP 80.16.1318: Second digits.

CURRIE & EVANS, 2019

Locality: Quarry 260, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Lower part (MAZ-1 zone), Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UALVP 55700: Skull and skeleton.

CURRIE & JACOBSEN, 1995

Locality: Near Brooks, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 92.83.2: Worn tooth.

Note: Tooth was found in an Azhdarchid tibia under the same number.

CURRIE & RUSSELL, 2005

Locality: Quarry 168, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 82.26.1: Fragmentary skeleton.

CURRIE & VARRICCHIO, 2004

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 94.12.844: Right maxilla.

EBERTH, BRAMAN, & TOKARK, 1990

Locality: Muddy Lake, Kindersley County, west-central Saskatchewan Province, Canada.

Horizon: Judith River Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Number: Not given:

FIORILLO & CURRIE, 1994

Localities: Careless Creek Quarry, Emily’s Ankle Quarry, Top Cat Quarry, Hidden Valley Quarry, Blackbird Ridge Quarry, Wheatland and Golden Valley Counties, Central Montana.

Horizon: Judith River Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

ANSP 15808, 15810, 15811, 15814, 15815, 15817, 151818, 15819, 15823, 15824, 15825, 15826, 15828, 15829, 15831, 15833, 15838, 15919, 15943, 15945, 15946, 15948, 15949, 15951, 15953, 15954, 15955, 15956, 15957, 15958, 15960, 15975, 16195, 16197, 16198, 16199, 16225, 16226, 16227, 16228, 16299, 17646, 17648, 17649, 17773, 17774, 17775, 17776, 17777, 17778, 17781, 17783, 17785, 17786, 17787, 17788, 17789, 17801, 17802, 17803, 17962, 17963, 18002, 18006, 18100, 18103, 18105, 18109, 18112, 18118, 18122: Teeth.
Note: Exact break down not given.

FIORILLO & GANGLOFF, (2000) 2001

Locality: Old Bone Beach, Brooks Range, North Slope, Northern Alaska.

Horizon: Prince Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

AK289-V-034, AK289-V-035: Teeth.

JACOBSEN, 1995, 1999

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Tooth marks of a tyrannosaurid on bones, tooth marks on a dentary.

RYAN, RUSSELL, EBERTH & CURRIE, 2001

Locality: Centrosaurus bone bed (bone bed 43) Dinosaur Provinical Park, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

= Saurornitholestes cf. S. langstoni SANKEY, 2005

Locality: LSUMG VL-140, Talley Mountain fossil site, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Aguja Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, Lower Upper Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

LSUMG V-6139: Fragmentary tooth.

Locality: LSUMG VL-489, Talley Mountain fossil site, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas.

Horizon: Aguja Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, Lower Upper Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

LSUMG V-5659: Fragmentary tooth.

SCHWIMMER, SANDERS, ERICKSON, & WEEMS, 2015

Locality: Site 1, Stokes Quarry, south side of County Road 407, ca. 0.25 mile (0.40 km) west of County Road 49, 2.85 miles (4.58 km) east of S.C. Route 320, USGS Florence West 7.5' quadrangle, 34°14'21.8"N, 79°30.0"W 50', Darlington County, South Carolina.

Horizon: Coachman Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Campanian Stage, Senoniain Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SCSM 2005.11.1, ChM PV8674, PV8675: Teeth.

ChM PV8679: Pedal ungual phalanx.

Locality: Site 8, Burches Ferry, west bank of Pee Dee River, ca. 0.75 mile (1.21 km) east of County Road 52, ca. 0.08 mile (0.19 km) northwest of junciton of Mill Branch and Pee Dee River, USGS Pamplico North 7.5' quadrangle, 34°03'50"N, 79°31'43"W, Florence County, South Carolina.

Horizon: Donoho Creek Formation/Peedee Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SCSM 99.55.1: Pedal ungual phalanx.

RAMIREZ-VELASCO, & HERNANDEZ-RIVERA, 2015

(Monroy-Mujica, 2009)

Locality: Anizul, Ocampo, Coahulia State, Mexico.

Horizon: Aguja Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

IGM, number not given: Tooth.

(Aguillon-Martinez, 2010)

Locality: La Parrita, General Cepeda, Coahulia State, Mexico.

Horizon: Cerro del Pueblo Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SEPCP 9/624, 9/700: 2 teeth.

SEOCO 6/626, 9/725, 9/726, 9/731: Manual unguals.

TORRES-RODRIGUEZ, MONTELLANO-BALLESTROS, HERNANDEZ-RIVERA, BENAMMI, 2010

Locality: Rancho "Las Garzas", Municipio de Ocampo, Coahuila State, Mexico.

Horizon: Aguja Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

IGM 6203: Fragmentary tooth.

(Torres-Rodriguez, 2006)

IGM 6201: Tooth.

Number: Not given: Tooth.

VARRICCHIO & CURRIE, 1991

Locality: Bob’s Vacation site, Glacier county, Montana.

Horizon: Middle Two Medicine Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: A partial postcranial skeleton.

VARROCCHIO, 1995

MOR 660, 721: 2 partial skeletons.

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Species: robustus SULLIVAN, 2006
Etymology: Latin, robusutus, "robust or strong."

Holotype: SMP VP-1955

Locality: SMP Loc. no. 388 (Alamo Wash [North Fork]), San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

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

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Nearly complete frontal.

Referred material:

= Cf. Saurornitholestes robustus

Locality: SMP Loc. no. 350, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

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

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMP VP-1901: Tooth.

Locality: SMP Loc. no. 361, San Juan Basin, New Mexico.

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

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMP VP-1741: Fragmentary left pedal ungual.

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Species: sullivani JASINSKI, 2015
Etymology: In honor of Robert M. Sullivan, who discovered the holtoype specimen, and whose work in teh LAte Cretaceous of San Juan Basin, New Mexico has been instrumental in furthering knowledge of this key region for understanding the Late Cretaceous of North America.
= Saurornitholestes langstoni SULLIVAN & LUCAS, 2000

Holotype: SMP VP-1270

Locality: SMP locality 311, head of the east branch of Hunter Wash (southeast), field no. RMS 99-17, NW 1 /4, SW 1 /4, NW 1 /3, sec.2, T24N, R12W, San Juan County, New Mexico.

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

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:Nearly complete left frontal.

Nearly complete left frontal; A) dorsal; B) ventral'C) medial'D) anteriro, E)Left and F) posterior views (after JASINSKI, 2015).