Gastonia fossil map
Where fossils of Gastonia have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 130 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 130 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Stegosaurs & ankylosaurs |
|---|---|
| Lived | 137.05–100.5 million years ago (Valanginian to Albian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Family | Nodosauridae |
| Named by | Kirkland 1998 |
| Fossil records | 3 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | Cedar Mountain |
About Gastonia
Gastonia may refer to:
Gastonia (plant), a genus in the ivy or ginseng family
Gastonia (dinosaur), a genus of ankylosaur
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
Gastonia station, an Amtrak train station
Gastonia, Texas, an unincorporated community
Gastonia novels, several novels concerned with the events of the 1929 Loray Mill strike
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gastonia (revision 1149524591), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 22 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in.
