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Dinosaur: Spinops sternbergorum
| Length*: | 5.3 m | 17.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.8 t | 3,968 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Middle Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Farke et al.
Year: 2011
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Oldman or Dinosaur Park
Locations
Sources
Material: Skull fragments (4 individuals).
References: Farke et al. (2011). "A new centrosaurine from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada, and the evolution of parietal ornamentation in horned dinosaurs".
