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Borealopelta markmitchelli

Dinosaur: Borealopelta markmitchelli


Type: Ankylosaur

Length*: 5.7 m 18.7 ft
Weight*: 1.3 tons 2,866 lb
*The largest known specimen

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


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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