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Dinosaur: Stegoceras validum
| Length*: | 2.1 m | 6.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 47 kg | 104 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Middle-Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sues & Galton
Year: 1987
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Dinosaur Park, Oldman
Locations
Sources
Material: At least several dozen individuals (mostly skull fragments).
References: Sullivan, R. M. (2003). "Revision of the dinosaur Stegoceras Lambe (Ornithischia, Pachycephalosauridae)".
