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Dinosaur: Chasmosaurus russelli
| Length*: | 5.7 m | 18.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 2 t | 4,409 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Middle-Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sternberg
Year: 1940
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta, Saskatchewan
Formation: Dinosaur Park
Locations
Sources
Material: Several individuals (Skulls and at least one skeleton).
References: Campbell et al.. (2019). Temporal range extension and evolution of the chasmosaurine ceratopsid “Vagaceratops” irvinensis (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) in the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta.
