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Dinosaur: Thescelosaurus garbanii
| Length*: | 4.5 m | 14.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 300 kg | 661 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Morris
Year: 1976
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Montana
Formation: Hell Creek
Locations
Sources
Material: 5 cervical and 11 dorsal vertebrae, left pes, tarsus, tibia, fibula and distal end of femur.
References: Boyd, C. A., Brown, C. M., Scheetz, R. D., & Clarke, J. A. (2009). Taxonomic revison of the basal neornithischian taxa Thescelosaurus and Bugenasaura.
