AnkylosauriaDinosauriaEurypodaGenasauriaLate CretaceousNodosauridaeNorth AmericaOrnithischiaThyreophora

Palaeoscincus costatus

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Dinosaur: Palaeoscincus costatus

Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Type: Ankylosaur


Period

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

Details

Status: nomen dubium
Author: Leidy
Year: 1856

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Montana
Formation: Judith River


Sources

Material: Tooth.
References: Coombs, W. P. J. (1990). Teeth and taxonomy in ankylosaurs.

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