DinosauriaEarly CretaceousEuropeEurypodaGenasauriaOrnithischiaStegosauriaThyreophora

Regnosaurus northamptoni 

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Dinosaur: Regnosaurus northamptoni 

Cretaceous: 139.8–132.6 Ma
Type: Stegosaur

Length*:3.8 m12.5 ft
Weight*:400 kg882 lb
ESR: 1 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Valanginian
Years: 139.8–132.6 Ma

Details

Status: nomen dubium
Author: Mantell
Year: 1848

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Grinstead Clay

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Thyreophora
Eurypoda
Stegosauria


Sources

Material: Partial right mandible.
References: Barrett, P. M., & Upchurch, P. (1995). Regnosaurus northamptoni, a stegosaurian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of southern England.

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