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  "schema": "omnisaura.snapshot/v3",
  "uid": "omnisaura:profile:coloradisaurus",
  "genus": "Coloradisaurus",
  "data_as_of": "2026-10-11",
  "raw_run": "2026-10-11_4",
  "profile": {
    "name": {
      "value": "Coloradisaurus",
      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "authority": {
      "value": "Lambert 1983",
      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "type_species": {
      "value": "Coloradisaurus brevis",
      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "order": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    "family": {
      "value": "Massospondylidae",
      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "parent_name": {
      "value": "Massospondylidae",
      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "headline": {
      "value": [
        227.3,
        205.7,
        "Norian",
        null
      ],
      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "evidence": {
      "value": [
        227.3,
        205.7
      ],
      "rule": "Omnisaura synthesis: span of confirmed PBDB records",
      "rule_id": "merge:omnisaura_synthesis_confirmed_occurrences",
      "synthesis": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "countries": {
      "value": [
        "AR"
      ],
      "rule": "Union of all sources (ISO 3166)",
      "rule_id": "merge:union_iso3166",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "formations": {
      "value": [
        "Los Colorados"
      ],
      "rule": "Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied",
      "rule_id": "merge:canonical_formations",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "diet": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    "life_habit": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    "common_names": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    "named_after": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    }
  },
  "confidence": {
    "name": {
      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata identify the same genus."
      ]
    },
    "authority": {
      "level": "low",
      "basis": "disputed",
      "reasons": [
        "Sources disagree and an editor has not ruled yet."
      ]
    },
    "type_species": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "parent_name": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "family": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "headline": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "evidence": {
      "level": "low",
      "basis": "thin",
      "reasons": [
        "Omnisaura's calculation from only 2 dated record(s)."
      ]
    },
    "countries": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "AR",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        }
      ]
    },
    "formations": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "Los Colorados",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "gaps": {
    "missing": [
      {
        "field": "order",
        "label": "Order",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "diet",
        "label": "Diet",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "life_habit",
        "label": "Way of life",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "common_names",
        "label": "Common names",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "named_after",
        "label": "Named after",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      }
    ],
    "single_source": [
      {
        "field": "type_species",
        "label": "Type species",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "parent_name",
        "label": "Parent group",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "family",
        "label": "Family",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "headline",
        "label": "Age (headline)",
        "source": "PBDB"
      }
    ],
    "disputed": [
      {
        "field": "authority",
        "label": "Authority",
        "note": "The sources give different values.",
        "values": [
          {
            "source": "PBDB",
            "source_id": "pbdb",
            "value": "Lambert 1983"
          },
          {
            "source": "Wikidata",
            "source_id": "wikidata",
            "value": "José Bonaparte, 1978"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "withheld": []
  },
  "assessment": {
    "levels": {
      "high": "Two independent sources agree, or an editor has ruled.",
      "medium": "One source; nothing contradicts it.",
      "low": "Sources disagree and no editor has ruled yet, or too few records."
    },
    "by": "Omnisaura",
    "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL"
  },
  "formation_matches": [],
  "credits": {
    "genus": "Coloradisaurus",
    "scope": "confirmed matches only",
    "data_sources": [
      {
        "values": 509,
        "retrieved": [
          "2026-10-04",
          "2026-10-05",
          "2026-10-10",
          "2026-10-11"
        ],
        "source": "pbdb",
        "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "requires_attribution": true,
        "attribution": "Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0.",
        "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
        "homepage": "https://paleobiodb.org"
      },
      {
        "values": 25,
        "retrieved": [
          "2026-10-11"
        ],
        "source": "wikidata",
        "license_id": "CC0-1.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/",
        "requires_attribution": false,
        "attribution": "Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0.",
        "source_name": "Wikidata",
        "homepage": "https://www.wikidata.org"
      }
    ],
    "images": [
      {
        "media_id": 4453,
        "title": "File:Coloradisaurus skull reconstruction.png",
        "category": "Taxon image",
        "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Coloradisaurus_skull_reconstruction.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original",
        "page_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coloradisaurus_skull_reconstruction.png",
        "source": "commons",
        "rights_holder": "Unknown author",
        "catalog_number": null,
        "license_id": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
        "requires_attribution": true,
        "share_alike": true,
        "attribution": "Unknown author, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coloradisaurus_skull_reconstruction.png)"
      }
    ],
    "derived_ages": null,
    "references": 24
  },
  "credits_markdown": "## Coloradisaurus: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 10 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\n### Images (1)\n- “File:Coloradisaurus skull reconstruction.png” (Taxon image): Unknown author, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coloradisaurus_skull_reconstruction.png). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n24 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n",
  "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.",
  "fossil_basis": "body",
  "identifiers": [
    {
      "scheme": "pbdb",
      "name": "Paleobiology Database",
      "id": "68583",
      "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=68583"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "enwiki",
      "name": "Wikipedia (English)",
      "id": "Coloradisaurus",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloradisaurus"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "gbif",
      "name": "GBIF",
      "id": "4822655",
      "url": "https://www.gbif.org/species/4822655"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "wikidata",
      "name": "Wikidata",
      "id": "Q2300979",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2300979"
    }
  ],
  "other_names": {
    "species": [
      "Coloradisaurus brevis"
    ],
    "synonyms": []
  },
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "D. Lambert (1983). A Field Guide to Dinosaurs. Avon Books, New York: 1–256.",
    "authors": "D. Lambert",
    "year": 1983,
    "title": null,
    "publication": "A Field Guide to Dinosaurs. Avon Books, New York",
    "volume": null,
    "issue": null,
    "pages": "1–256",
    "doi": "10.1002/mrd.1120080309",
    "url": "https://doi.org/10.1002/mrd.1120080309",
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
    "confidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Lambert 1983)."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "15136"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Coloradisaurus, Lambert 1983\n\n- Named by: Lambert 1983 (low confidence: sources disagree and an editor has not ruled yet).\n- Family: Massospondylidae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Massospondylidae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Type species: Coloradisaurus brevis (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Norian, 227.3–205.7 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 227.3–205.7 million years ago (low confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from only 2 dated record(s)).\n- Fossils found in: Argentina (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)).\n- Rock formations: Los Colorados (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)).\n- Original description: D. Lambert (1983). A Field Guide to Dinosaurs. Avon Books, New York: 1–256. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrd.1120080309 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Lambert 1983)).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Authority: sources disagree (PBDB says Lambert 1983; Wikidata says José Bonaparte, 1978). Awaiting an Omnisaura editor.\n- Order: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Diet: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Way of life: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Common names: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: size, weight, appearance, or behaviour beyond the way of life PBDB infers for the group. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)."
}