Nedcolbertia

Ned Colbert's (animal), in honour of Edwin "Ned" Colbert

• Ned · English · nickname of Edwin Colbert
• Colbert · English · surname of paleontologist Edwin H. Colbert
• -ia · Latin · Latin noun-forming suffix used in genus names

Nedcolbertia honours Edwin "Ned" Colbert, an American paleontologist who made major contributions to the study of dinosaurs and early reptiles. The name is a Latinised form of his nickname and surname, with the suffix "-ia". It is a tribute to a person, not a description of the animal.

Named by

Kirkland et al.

Year named

1998

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Barremian

Found in

Yellow Cat Member, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA

A small, lightly built theropod, generally regarded as a basal coelurosaur. Its exact position within Coelurosauria is uncertain. The type species is Nedcolbertia justinhofmanni. The exact stage assignment of the Yellow Cat Member has been debated.