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Dinosaur: Spiclypeus shipporum
| Length*: | 5.3 m | 17.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.5 t | 3,307 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Middle-Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Mallon et al.
Year: 2016
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Montana
Formation: Judith River
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skull and postcranium.
References: Mallon et al. (2016) Spiclypeus shipporum gen. et sp. nov., a Boldly Audacious New Chasmosaurine Ceratopsid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Judith River Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Campanian) of Montana.
