Nedcolbertia

“parrot lizard”

CLASSIFICATION

Nedcolbertia  Kirkland, Britt, Whittle, S. K. Madsen & Burge, 1998TYPE SPECIES: N. justinhoffmani Kirkland, Britt, Whittle, S. K. Madsen & Burge, 1998 “Justin Hoffman’s Edwin H. ( Ned)  Colbert’s one” MISASSIGNED SPECIES: N. whittlei Anonymous, 1996 [nomen nudum] == N. justinhoffmani

Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Theropoda Tetanurae Coelurosauria

see also: Genus Index, Classification

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MEASUREMENTS

LENGTH: 80 cm to 2 m

MASS: 25 kg

see also: World Records

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TIME

Barremian

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic

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PLACE

Utah

see also: Paleo-Maps

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REMAINS

3 partial skeletons

see also: Anatomy

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ESSAY

This species was originally to be named after its discoverer (Whittle), but instead was named after a young boy (Justin Hoffman) who won a contest.