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Dinosaur: Hylaeosaurus armatus
| Length*: | 4 m | 13.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 700 kg | 1,543 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Valanginian
Years: 139.8–132.6 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Mantell
Year: 1833
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Grinstead Clay
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (seven cervical and four dorsal vertebrae, cervical and dorsal ribs, both scapulae and coracoids and numerous osteoderms) with skull fragments.
References: Raven et al. (2020). Osteology and Taxonomy of British Wealden Supergroup (Berriasian–Aptian) Ankylosaurs (Ornithischia, Ankylosauria).
