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Dinosaur: Claosaurus agilis
Cretaceous: 86.3–72.1 Ma

Length*: | 5 m | 16.4 ft |
Weight*: | 700 kg | 1,543 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Middle Santonian-Early Campanian
Years: 86.3–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Marsh
Year: 1890
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Kansas
Formation: Niobrara
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragments.
References: Lull, R.S. i Wrigh, N.E. (1942) "Hadrosaurian dinosaurs of North America".
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