AnkylosauriaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousEurypodaGenasauriaNodosauridaeNorth AmericaOrnithischiaThyreophora
Borealopelta markmitchelli
Dinosaur: Borealopelta markmitchelli
Length*: | 5.7 m | 18.7 ft |
Weight*: | 1.3 tons | 2,866 lb |
ESR: 4 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Albian
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Brown et al.
Year: 2017
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Clearwater
Classification
Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Thyreophora
Eurypoda
Ankylosauria
Nodosauridae
Other
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".
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