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Dinosaur: Edmontosaurus regalis
| Length*: | 11.5 m | 37.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 6.6 t | 14,550 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Latest Campanian-Early Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Lambe
Year: 1917
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Horseshoe Canyon, Wapiti, St Mary River
Locations
Sources
Material: Many individuals (Uncounted), bonebeds. Complete skeletons with skulls.
References: Campione, N.E. & Evans, D.C. (2011) "Cranial Growth and Variation in Edmontosaurs (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae): Implications for Latest Cretaceous Megaherbivore Diversity in North America".
Xing, H., Mallon, J.C. & Currie, M.L. (2017) "Supplementary cranial description of the types of Edmontosaurus regalis (Ornithischia: Hadrosauridae), with comments on the phylogenetics and biogeography of Hadrosaurinae".
