Scutellosaurus lawleri
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Dinosaur: Scutellosaurus lawleri
| Length*: | 1.65 m | 5.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 10 kg | 22 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian
Years: 199.3–182.7 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Colbert
Year: 1981
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Arizona
Formation: Kayenta
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: Several dozen individuals.
References: Breeden, B.T. (2016) "Observations on the osteology of scutellosaurus lawleri Colbert, 1981 (Ornithischia: Thyreophora) on the basis on new specimens from the Lower Jurassic Kayenta Formation of Arizona".
