Genus: Yurgovuchia SENTER, KIRKLAND, DeBILEUX, MADSEN, & TOTH, 2012
Etymology: The genus name honors the Ute Tribe of northeastern Utah. It is derived
from the Ute word yurgouvch, meaning "coyote," a predator of similar size
to Y. doellingi that currently inhabits the same region.
Species: doellingi SENTER,
KIRKLAND,
DeBILEUX,
MADSEN, & TOTH,
2012
Etymology: In honor of Helmut Doelling in recognition of his 50-plus years
of geological research and mapping of Utah for the Utah Geological Survey.
The Doelling's Bowl dinosaur sites were first discovered as a result of his
providing taped-together color photocopies of his then-unpublishe geological
maps of the Arches National Park Region to JIK in 1990.
Holotype: UMNH VP 20211
Locality: Don's Place, part of the Doelling's Bowl bone bed, Grand County, Utah.
Horizon: Yellow Cat Member, Cedar Mountain Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Barremian Stage?, Lower Gallic Subepoch, Middle Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material: Cervical, dorsal, and caudal vertebrae, and the proximal end of
a left pubis.