Ankylosauria Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Eurypoda Genasauria Nodosauridae North America Ornithischia Thyreophora

Borealopelta markmitchelli

Dinosaur: Borealopelta markmitchelli

Cretaceous: 113–100.5 Ma

TRIASSIC

JURASSIC

CRETACEOUS

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Type: Ankylosaur

*Length:**	5.7 m	18.7 ft
*Weight:**	1.3 tons	2,866 lb

ESR: 4 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: North America

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Albian
Years: 113–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Brown et al.
Year: 2017

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Clearwater

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Thyreophora
Eurypoda
Ankylosauria
Nodosauridae

Sources

Material: One of the best preserved dinosaur ever find. Large part of skeleton (also with skull) with soft tissue.
References: Brown, C.M.; Henderson, D.M.; Vinther, J.; Fletcher, I.; Sistiaga, A.; Herrera, J.; Summons, R.E. (2017). "An Exceptionally Preserved Three-Dimensional Armored Dinosaur Reveals Insights into Coloration and Cretaceous Predator-Prey Dynamics".