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Dinosaur: Ahshislepelta minor
| Length*: | 4.8 m | 15.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 1000 kg | 2,205 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Burns & Sullivan
Year: 2011
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Kirtland
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial left girdle and forelimb, partial scapulocoracoid, vertebral fragments, complete and fragmentary thoracic osteoderms, and other unidentifiable fragments.
References: Burns, M.E. & Sullivan, R.M. (2011) A new ankylosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous Kirtland Formation, San Juan Basin, with comments on the diversity of ankylosaurids in New Mexico.
