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Dinosaur: Patagopelta cristata
| Length*: | 2.2 m | 7.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 100 kg | 220 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian
Years: 83.6–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Riguetti et al.
Year: 2022
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Río Negro
Formation: Allen
Locations
Sources
Material: Cervical half-ring element, vertebrae, femora, osteoderms and other fragments. Referred 5 osteoderms.
References: Riguetti et al. (2022). "A new small-bodied ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of North Patagonia (Río Negro Province, Argentina)".
