AnkylosauriaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousEurypodaGenasauriaNodosauridaeNorth AmericaOrnithischiaThyreophora

Sauropelta edwardsorum

Dinosaur: Sauropelta edwardsorum

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Type: Ankylosaur

Length*:6.75 m22.1 ft
Weight*:2.2 t4,850 lb
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

North America

Area: North America


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Olshevsky
Year: 1991

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Wyoming, Montana
Formation: Cloverly

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Thyreophora
Eurypoda
Ankylosauria
Nodosauridae


Locations


Sources

Material: At least several individuals.
References: Carpenter, K. (1984). Skeletal reconstruction and life restoration of Sauropelta (Ankylosauria: Nodosauridae) from the Cretaceous of North America.

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