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        "Javelina",
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        "Oldman",
        "Prince Creek",
        "Two Medicine",
        "Wapiti"
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          "source": "pbdb",
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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      "sources": []
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        "PBDB and Wikidata identify the same genus."
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "synthesis",
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        "Omnisaura's calculation from 125 confirmed PBDB records."
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
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        "Only PBDB gives this, and it infers it for the whole of Dromaeosauridae, the group this genus belongs to, not from this genus's own fossils."
      ],
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      "level": "low",
      "basis": "thin",
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        "PBDB infers this way of life for the whole of Dromaeosauridae; behaviour is rarely known for one genus."
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      "basis": "items",
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        "See each entry."
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          "value": "CA",
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          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (80 records)."
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        {
          "value": "US",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (45 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
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        "Entries differ; see each entry."
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          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (4 records)."
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          "value": "Coachman",
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          "basis": "thin",
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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          "value": "Dinosaur Park",
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          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (46 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
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          "value": "Donoho Creek",
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          "basis": "thin",
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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          "value": "Ferris",
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          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (14 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
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          "value": "Foremost",
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          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (3 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
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          "value": "Hell Creek Formation",
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          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (9 records)."
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          "value": "Javelina",
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          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (7 records)."
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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        {
          "value": "Mesaverde",
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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        },
        {
          "value": "Oldman",
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            "Only PBDB records it (30 records)."
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (3 records)."
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        },
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          "value": "Wapiti",
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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        "label": "Type species",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "order",
        "label": "Order",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "common_names",
        "label": "Common names",
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      },
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        "field": "named_after",
        "label": "Named after",
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        "requires_attribution": true,
        "share_alike": false,
        "attribution": "James St. John (Saurornitholestes langstoni theropod dinosaur (Upper Cretaceous; Glacier County, northwestern Montana, USA) 2), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saurornitholestes_langstoni_skull.jpg)"
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    "references": 136
  },
  "credits_markdown": "## Saurornitholestes: 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. _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:Saurornitholestes digging Burrows wahweap.jpg” (Taxon image): Ferahgo the Assassin (Emily Willoughby, e.deinonychus@gmail.com) http://emilywilloughby.com/ (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saurornitholestes_digging_Burrows_wahweap.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).\n- “File:Saurornitholestes langstoni foot.jpg” (Taxon image): Roland Tanglao from Vancouver, Canada (5d-dinosaur-camp-day2-20120802-13.jpg Uploaded by FunkMonk), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saurornitholestes_langstoni_foot.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).\n- “File:Saurornitholestes langstoni skull.jpg” (Taxon image): James St. John (Saurornitholestes langstoni theropod dinosaur (Upper Cretaceous; Glacier County, northwestern Montana, USA) 2), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saurornitholestes_langstoni_skull.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n136 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": [
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      "name": "Paleobiology Database",
      "id": "38567",
      "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=38567"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "enwiki",
      "name": "Wikipedia (English)",
      "id": "Saurornitholestes",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurornitholestes"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "gbif",
      "name": "GBIF",
      "id": "4822943",
      "url": "https://www.gbif.org/species/4822943"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "wikidata",
      "name": "Wikidata",
      "id": "Q132174",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132174"
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    "species": [
      "Saurornitholestes langstoni",
      "Saurornitholestes sullivani"
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    "synonyms": []
  },
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    "citation": "H.-D. Sues (1978). A new small theropod dinosaur from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Alberta Canada. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 62: 381–400.",
    "authors": "H.-D. Sues",
    "year": 1978,
    "title": "A new small theropod dinosaur from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Alberta Canada",
    "publication": "Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society",
    "volume": "62",
    "issue": null,
    "pages": "381–400",
    "doi": "10.1111/j.1096-3642.1978.tb01049.x",
    "url": "https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1978.tb01049.x",
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
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      "level": "medium",
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        "Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Sues 1978)."
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    },
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    "pbdb_reference_no": "17733"
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  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Saurornitholestes, Sues 1978\n\n- Named by: Sues 1978 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Family: Dromaeosauridae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Saurornitholestinae (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 125 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: Canada (medium: only PBDB records it (80 records)); United States (medium: only PBDB records it (45 records)).\n- Rock formations: Aguja (medium: only PBDB records it (4 records)); Dinosaur Park (medium: only PBDB records it (46 records)); Ferris (medium: only PBDB records it (14 records)); Foremost (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)); Hell Creek Formation (medium: only PBDB records it (9 records)); Javelina (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)); Judith River Formation (medium: only PBDB records it (7 records)); Oldman (medium: only PBDB records it (30 records)); Two Medicine (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)); Coachman (low: only one PBDB record); Donoho Creek (low: only one PBDB record); Kirtland (low: only one PBDB record); Mesaverde (low: only one PBDB record); Prince Creek (low: only one PBDB record); Wapiti (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Original description: H.-D. Sues (1978). A new small theropod dinosaur from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Alberta Canada. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 62: 381–400. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1978.tb01049.x (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Sues 1978)).\n- Diet, inferred by PBDB for the group: carnivore (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this, and it infers it for the whole of Dromaeosauridae, 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 (low confidence: PBDB infers this way of life for the whole of Dromaeosauridae; behaviour is rarely known for one genus).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Type species: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Order: 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- 23 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)."
}