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  "uid": "omnisaura:profile:edmontonia",
  "genus": "Edmontonia",
  "data_as_of": "2026-10-10",
  "raw_run": "2026-10-10",
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      "value": "Edmontonia",
      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
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      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
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    "authority": {
      "value": "Sternberg 1928",
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      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "rule": "Gap filled from NHM",
      "rule_id": "merge:gap_fill_nhm",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "nhm",
          "license": "CC0-1.0"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        },
        {
          "source": "nhm",
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        }
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          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
      ]
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        66.0,
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        "Maastrichtian"
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      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
      ]
    },
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        83.6,
        66.0
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      "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"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "US"
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      "rule": "Union of all sources (ISO 3166)",
      "rule_id": "merge:union_iso3166",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "value": [
        "Aguja",
        "Bearpaw Shale",
        "Denver",
        "Dinosaur Park",
        "Hell Creek Formation",
        "Horseshoe Canyon",
        "Judith River Formation",
        "Lance Formation",
        "Matanuska"
      ],
      "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": "herbivore",
      "rule": "PBDB, inferred from a group the genus belongs to",
      "rule_id": "merge:inferred_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "life_habit": {
      "value": "ground dwelling, gregarious",
      "rule": "PBDB, inferred from a group the genus belongs to",
      "rule_id": "merge:inferred_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
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      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    }
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    "name": {
      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata identify the same genus."
      ]
    },
    "authority": {
      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata agree."
      ]
    },
    "parent_name": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "family": {
      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and NHM agree."
      ]
    },
    "order": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only NHM gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "NHM"
    },
    "headline": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "evidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "synthesis",
      "reasons": [
        "Omnisaura's calculation from 12 confirmed PBDB records."
      ]
    },
    "diet": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this, and it infers it for the whole of Ornithischia, the group this genus belongs to, not from this genus's own fossils."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "life_habit": {
      "level": "low",
      "basis": "thin",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB infers this way of life for the whole of Ornithischia; behaviour is rarely known for one genus."
      ]
    },
    "countries": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "CA",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (4 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        },
        {
          "value": "US",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (8 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        }
      ]
    },
    "formations": {
      "level": "mixed",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "Entries differ; see each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "Aguja",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Bearpaw Shale",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Denver",
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          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Dinosaur Park",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Hell Creek Formation",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        },
        {
          "value": "Horseshoe Canyon",
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          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Judith River Formation",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (3 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        },
        {
          "value": "Lance Formation",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Matanuska",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
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      {
        "field": "type_species",
        "label": "Type species",
        "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."
      }
    ],
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      {
        "field": "parent_name",
        "label": "Parent group",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "order",
        "label": "Order",
        "source": "NHM"
      },
      {
        "field": "headline",
        "label": "Age (headline)",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "diet",
        "label": "Diet",
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      }
    ],
    "disputed": [],
    "withheld": [
      {
        "records": "occurrences",
        "status": "tentative",
        "count": 4,
        "reason": "PBDB fossil records identified only tentatively (for example 'cf.', '?', or the genus name in quotation marks, PBDB's mark for a loose use)"
      }
    ]
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  "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"
  },
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      "same_as": "Hell Creek Formation",
      "status": "automatic",
      "ruling": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Judith River",
      "same_as": "Judith River Formation",
      "status": "automatic",
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    },
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      "name": "Lance",
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    "genus": "Edmontonia",
    "scope": "confirmed matches only",
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        "retrieved": [
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          "2026-10-05",
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        "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",
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      },
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        "retrieved": [
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          "2026-10-05",
          "2026-10-10"
        ],
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        "license_id": "CC0-1.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)",
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        "requires_attribution": false,
        "attribution": "Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record.",
        "source_name": "Natural History Museum Data Portal",
        "homepage": "https://data.nhm.ac.uk"
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      }
    ],
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        "title": "File:Edmontonia model.jpg",
        "category": "Taxon image",
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        "page_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmontonia_model.jpg",
        "source": "commons",
        "rights_holder": "Sebastian Bergmann from Siegburg, Germany",
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        "license_id": "CC-BY-SA-2.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0",
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        "share_alike": true,
        "attribution": "Sebastian Bergmann from Siegburg, Germany ([1]), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmontonia_model.jpg)"
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        "rights_holder": "Kabacchi",
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        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 2.0",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/",
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        "share_alike": false,
        "attribution": "Kabacchi (Edmontonia - 01 Uploaded by FunkMonk), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmontonia_mount.jpg)"
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        "title": "NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_24_0223",
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        "url": "https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/ac52dbcc-29c7-4cff-a92c-5f29c5b58fb8",
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        "requires_attribution": true,
        "share_alike": false,
        "attribution": "The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/ac52dbcc-29c7-4cff-a92c-5f29c5b58fb8)"
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    "references": 94
  },
  "credits_markdown": "## Edmontonia: 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- **Natural History Museum Data Portal** (https://data.nhm.ac.uk): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 10 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\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 10 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\n### Images (3)\n- “File:Edmontonia model.jpg” (Taxon image): Sebastian Bergmann from Siegburg, Germany ([1]), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmontonia_model.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “File:Edmontonia mount.jpg” (Taxon image): Kabacchi (Edmontonia - 01 Uploaded by FunkMonk), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmontonia_mount.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).\n- “NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_24_0223” (specimen PV R 8626): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/ac52dbcc-29c7-4cff-a92c-5f29c5b58fb8). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n94 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": "63919",
      "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=63919"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "enwiki",
      "name": "Wikipedia (English)",
      "id": "Edmontonia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmontonia"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "gbif",
      "name": "GBIF",
      "id": "4823206",
      "url": "https://www.gbif.org/species/4823206"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "wikidata",
      "name": "Wikidata",
      "id": "Q245262",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q245262"
    }
  ],
  "other_names": {
    "species": [
      "Edmontonia longiceps"
    ],
    "synonyms": [
      {
        "name": "Chassternbergia",
        "status": "subjective synonym of",
        "authority": "(Bakker 1988)"
      },
      {
        "name": "Denversaurus",
        "status": "subjective synonym of",
        "authority": "Bakker 1988"
      }
    ]
  },
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "C. M. Sternberg (1928). A new armored dinosaur from the Edmonton Formation of Alberta. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, series 3 22: 93–106.",
    "authors": "C. M. Sternberg",
    "year": 1928,
    "title": "A new armored dinosaur from the Edmonton Formation of Alberta",
    "publication": "Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, series 3",
    "volume": "22",
    "issue": null,
    "pages": "93–106",
    "doi": null,
    "url": null,
    "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": "high",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Sternberg 1928), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "26781"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Edmontonia, Sternberg 1928\n\n- Named by: Sternberg 1928 (high confidence: PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n- Family: Nodosauridae (high confidence: PBDB and NHM agree).\n- Order: Ornithischia (medium confidence: only NHM gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Nodosauridae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Campanian to Maastrichtian, 83.6–66 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 83.6–66 million years ago (medium confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from 12 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: Canada (medium: only PBDB records it (4 records)); United States (medium: only PBDB records it (8 records)).\n- Rock formations: Hell Creek Formation (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); Judith River Formation (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)); Aguja (low: only one PBDB record); Bearpaw Shale (low: only one PBDB record); Denver (low: only one PBDB record); Dinosaur Park (low: only one PBDB record); Horseshoe Canyon (low: only one PBDB record); Lance Formation (low: only one PBDB record); Matanuska (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Original description: C. M. Sternberg (1928). A new armored dinosaur from the Edmonton Formation of Alberta. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, series 3 22: 93–106. (high confidence: PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Sternberg 1928), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n- Diet, inferred by PBDB for the group: herbivore (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this, and it infers it for the whole of Ornithischia, the group this genus belongs to, not from this genus's own fossils).\n- Way of life, inferred by PBDB for the group: ground dwelling, gregarious (low confidence: PBDB infers this way of life for the whole of Ornithischia; behaviour is rarely known for one genus).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Type species: 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- 4 record(s) left out: pBDB fossil records identified only tentatively (for example 'cf.', '?', or the genus name in quotation marks, PBDB's mark for a loose use).\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): Natural History Museum Data Portal (CC0-1.0); Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)."
}