AnkylosauriaAnkylosauridaeAnkylosaurinaeAnkylosauriniDinosauriaEurypodaGenasauriaLate CretaceousNorth AmericaOrnithischiaThyreophora

Nodocephalosaurus kirtlandensis

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Dinosaur: Nodocephalosaurus kirtlandensis

Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Type: Ankylosaur

Length*:4.5 m14.8 ft
Weight*:1.1 t2,425 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Sullivan
Year: 1999

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Kirtland


Locations


Sources

Material: Partial skull, referred fragment of skull roof.
References: Arbour, V. M., & Currie, P. J. (2015). Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs.

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