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Dinosaur: Thescelosaurus edmontonensis
| Length*: | 2.75 m | 9.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 70 kg | 154 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: S > Thescelosaurus neglectus
Author: Sternberg
Year: 1940
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Scollard
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skull and large part of skeleton.
References: Boyd, C. A., Brown, C. M., Scheetz, R. D., & Clarke, J. A. (2009). Taxonomic revison of the basal neornithischian taxa Thescelosaurus and Bugenasaura.
