AnkylosauriaDinosauriaEuropeEurypodaGenasauriaLate CretaceousNodosauridaeOrnithischiaStruthiosaurinaeThyreophora

Struthiosaurus transilvanicus

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Dinosaur: Struthiosaurus transilvanicus

Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
Type: Ankylosaur

Length*:3 m9.8 ft
Weight*:300 kg661 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Nopcsa
Year: 1915

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: Romania
Region: Transylvania
Formation: Sânpetru


Sources

Material: Fragmentary skeleton with skull fragments, referred other fragments.
References: Pereda-Suberbiola, J. (1992). A revised census of European Late Cretaceous nodosaurids (Ornithischia: Ankylosauria): last occurrence and possible extinction scenarios.

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