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Dinosaur: Tatankaceratops sacrisonorum
| Length*: | 3.9 m | 12.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 850 kg | 1,874 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Ott & Larson
Year: 2010
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: South Dakota
Formation: Hell Creek
Locations
Sources
Material: Skull and partial skeleton.
References: Ott, C.J. & Larson, P.L. (2010) "A new, small ceratopsian dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, northwest South Dakota, United States: a preliminary description".
