AnkylosauriaAnkylosauridaeAnkylosaurinaeAsiaDinosauriaEurypodaGenasauriaLate CretaceousOrnithischiaThyreophora
Pinacosaurus mephistocephalus
Dinosaur: Pinacosaurus mephistocephalus
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Length*: | 3 m | 9.8 ft |
Weight*: | 380 kg | 838 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Godefroit et al.
Year: 1999
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Bayan Mandahu
Other
Material: Nearly complete skeleton with skull.
References: Godefroit, P., Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Li, H., Dong, Z. (1999) "A new species of the ankylosaurid dinosaur Pinacosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia (P.R. China)".
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