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Dinosaur: Menefeeceratops sealeyi
| Length*: | 4.5 m | 14.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.1 t | 2,425 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Dalman et al.
Year: 2021
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Menefee
Locations
Sources
Material: Fragmentary skeleton with incomplete skull.
References: Dalman et al. (2021). "The oldest centrosaurine: a new ceratopsid dinosaur (Dinosauria: Ceratopsidae) from the Allison Member of the Menefee Formation (Upper Cretaceous, early Campanian), northwestern New Mexico, USA".
