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Dinosaur: Bissektipelta archibaldi
| Length*: | 3.1 m | 10.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 350 kg | 772 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Turonian
Years: 93.9–89.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Parish & Barrett
Year: 2004
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Uzbekistan
Region: Bukhara
Formation: Bissekty
Locations
Sources
Material: Braincase and incomplete skull roof. Referred partial braincase and partial braincase with the posterior portion of the skull roof.
References: Ivan Kuzmin et al. (2020). The braincase of Bissektipelta archibaldi — new insights into endocranial osteology, vasculature, and paleoneurobiology of ankylosaurian dinosaurs.
