A multitaxic bonebed near the Carboniferous–Permian boundary (Halgaito Formation, Cutler Group) in Valley of the Gods, Utah, USA: Vertebrate paleontology and taphonomy

The Carboniferous–Permian (C–P) transition records a shift in the composition and environmental setting of tropical flora and vertebrate assemblages across western and central Pangea. Here we report the discovery of a rare, multitaxic bonebed in the lower Halgaito Formation (Cutler Group) in Valley of the Gods and its vicinity (San Juan County), southeast Utah, USA. The assemblage, which comprises carcasses and disarticulated bones and teeth,...