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Dinosaur: Sierraceratops turneri
| Length*: | 5.3 m | 17.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.6 t | 3,527 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Dalman et al.
Year: 2022
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Hall Lake
Locations
Sources
Material: Fragmentary skeleton with partial skull.
References: Sebastian G. Dalman, Spencer G. Lucas, Steven E. Jasinski, Nicholas R. Longrich (2022). Sierraceratops turneri, a new chasmosaurine ceratopsid from the Hall Lake Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of south-central New Mexico.
