Genus: Othnielosaurus GALTON, 2006
Etymology: In honor of Othniela Charles Marsh, and Greek, sauros, 'lizard'
Species: consors (MARSH,
1894) GALTON, 2006
Etymology:
= Laosaurus consors MARSH, 1894
= Othnielia consors (MARSH, 1894) GALTON, 1977
Holotype: YPM 1882
Locality: Reed’s YPM Quarry 7, (Three Trees Quarry), T22N, R77W, Sec. 18, Como Bluff West (west of Marshall Road), Albany County, Wyoming.
Horizon: Brushy Basin Member, Morrison Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Zone 3.
Age: Comobluffian age, Kimmeridgian Stage, uppermost Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Articulated skeleton on a slab mount and parts of a skeleton and a few duplicated bones.
Note: Pathological features in all digits (CRUZADO-CABALLERO, DIAZ-MARTINEZ, ROTHSCHILD, BEDELL & PEREDA-SUBERBIOLA, 2020).