AnkylosauriaAntarcticaDinosauriaEurypodaGenasauriaLate CretaceousNodosauridaeOrnithischiaThyreophora

Antarctopelta oliveroi

Dinosaur: Antarctopelta oliveroi

Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Type: Ankylosaur

Length*:3 m9.8 ft
Weight*:310 kg683 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Salgado & Gasparini
Year: 2006

Distribution

Area: Antarctica
Region: James Ross Island
Formation: Santa Marta


Locations


Sources

Material: Fragmentary skeleton with skull fragments.
References: Salgado, L.; Gasparini, Z. (2006). "Reappraisal of an ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of James Ross Island (Antarctica)".

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