DinosauriaEurypodaGenasauriaLate JurassicNorth AmericaOrnithischiaStegosauriaStegosauridaeStegosaurinaeThyreophora

Hesperosaurus mjosi

Dinosaur: Hesperosaurus mjosi

Jurassic: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Type: Stegosaur

Length*:7 m23.0 ft
Weight*:2.6 tons5,732 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Carpenter, Miles & Cloward
Year: 2001

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Wyoming, Montana
Formation: Morrison


Sources

Material: At least several individuals (partial skeletons with skulls).
References: Maidment, S. C. R., Woodruff, D. C., & Horner, J. R. (2018). A new specimen of the ornithischian dinosaur Hesperosaurus mjosi from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Montana, U.S.A., and implications for growth and size in Morrison stegosaurs.

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