AnkylosauriaDinosauriaEurypodaGenasauriaLate CretaceousOrnithischiaSouth AmericaThyreophora

Stegouros elengassen

Dinosaur: Stegouros elengassen

Cretaceous: 83.6–66 Ma
Type: Ankylosaur

Length*:1.55 m5.1 ft
Weight*:35 kg77 lb
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Soto-Acuña et al.
Year: 2021

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Chile
Region: Magallanes
Formation: Dorotea


Sources

Material: A mostly complete skeleton with incomplete skull.
References: Soto-Acuña, Sergio; Vargas, Alexander; Kaluza, Jonatan; Leppe, Marcelo; Botelho, Joao; Palma-Liberona, José; Gutstein, Carolina; Fernández, Roy et al. (2021). Bizarre tail weaponry in a transitional ankylosaur from subantarctic Chile.

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