AnkylosauriaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousEurypodaGenasauriaNodosauridaeNorth AmericaOrnithischiaPolacanthinaeThyreophora

Hoplitosaurus marshi 

Dinosaur: Hoplitosaurus marshi 

Cretaceous: 139.8–132.6 Ma
Type: Ankylosaur

Length*:4.25 m13.9 ft
Weight*:670 kg1,477 lb
ESR: 2.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Valanginian
Years: 139.8–132.6 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Lucas
Year: 1902

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: South Dakota
Formation: Lakota


Locations


Sources

Material: Partial skeleton (vertebrae, limb bones, osteoderms and other fragments).
References: Lucas, F.A. (1902). Paleontological notes. The generic name Omosaurus. A new generic name for Stegosaurus marshi.

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