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  "generated_at": "2026-10-12T10:16:43Z",
  "raw_run": "2026-10-12",
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        }
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      "sources": [
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          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
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      "sources": []
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      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata identify the same genus."
      ]
    },
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      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata agree."
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      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
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        "Sources disagree and an editor has not ruled yet."
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        "Only NHM gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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      "source": "PBDB"
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "synthesis",
      "reasons": [
        "Omnisaura's calculation from 3 confirmed PBDB records."
      ]
    },
    "countries": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
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          "value": "US",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (3 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
        }
      ]
    },
    "formations": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
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        {
          "value": "Cedar Mountain",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (3 records)."
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
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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",
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        "field": "order",
        "label": "Order",
        "source": "NHM"
      },
      {
        "field": "headline",
        "label": "Age (headline)",
        "source": "PBDB"
      }
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      {
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        "label": "Family",
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            "source": "PBDB",
            "source_id": "pbdb",
            "value": "Nodosauridae"
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          {
            "source": "NHM",
            "source_id": "nhm",
            "value": "Araliaceae"
          }
        ]
      },
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        "label": "Countries",
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        "values": [
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            "source": "PBDB",
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            "source": "NHM",
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      "medium": "One source; nothing contradicts it.",
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    },
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    "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL"
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        "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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        "license_id": "CC0-1.0",
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        "attribution": "Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0.",
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        "share_alike": false,
        "attribution": "The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/e0d08ae5-c834-4d12-9dcb-b12f05884281)"
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  "credits_markdown": "## Gastonia: 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 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 (2)\n- “BM000944898” (specimen BM000944898): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/e0d08ae5-c834-4d12-9dcb-b12f05884281). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “BM000944899” (specimen BM000944899): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/2e1a3a70-dcc3-4bf1-8c81-fc7b6bdef0ac). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n42 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",
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "J. I. Kirkland (1998). A polacanthine ankylosaur (Ornithischia: Dinosauria) from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) of eastern Utah. Lower and Middle Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems (S. G. Lucas, J. I. Kirkland, & J. W. Estep, eds.), New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 14: 271–281.",
    "authors": "J. I. Kirkland",
    "year": 1998,
    "title": "A polacanthine ankylosaur (Ornithischia: Dinosauria) from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) of eastern Utah",
    "publication": "Lower and Middle Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems (S. G. Lucas, J. I. Kirkland, & J. W. Estep, eds.), New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin",
    "volume": "14",
    "issue": null,
    "pages": "271–281",
    "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 (Kirkland 1998), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "7504"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Gastonia, Kirkland 1998\n\n- Named by: Kirkland 1998 (high confidence: PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n- Family: Nodosauridae (low confidence: sources disagree and an editor has not ruled yet).\n- Order: Apiales (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: Valanginian to Albian, 137.05–100.5 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 137.05–100.5 million years ago (medium confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from 3 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: United States (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)).\n- Rock formations: Cedar Mountain (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)).\n- Original description: J. I. Kirkland (1998). A polacanthine ankylosaur (Ornithischia: Dinosauria) from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) of eastern Utah. Lower and Middle Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems (S. G. Lucas, J. I. Kirkland, & J. W. Estep, eds.), New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 14: 271–281. (high confidence: PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Kirkland 1998), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Family: sources disagree (PBDB says Nodosauridae; NHM says Araliaceae). Awaiting an Omnisaura editor.\n- Countries: sources disagree (NHM says Papua New Guinea). Awaiting an Omnisaura editor.\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\nNot covered by Omnisaura: diet, size, weight, appearance or behaviour. 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)."
}