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Struthiosaurus austriacus

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Dinosaur: Struthiosaurus austriacus

Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Type: Ankylosaur

Length*:3.2 m10.5 ft
Weight*:360 kg794 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Bunzel
Year: 1871

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: Austria
Region: Lower Austria
Formation: Grünbach


Locations


Sources

Material: Fragmentary skull, referred many other bones.
References: Pereda-Suberbiola, X., and Galton, P. M., (2001). Reappraisal of the nodosaurid ankylosaur Struthiosaurus austriacus Bunzel, 1871 from the Upper Cretaceous Gosau Beds of Austria.

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