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Dinosaur: Thescelosaurus infernalis
| Length*: | 4.2 m | 13.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 250 kg | 551 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: S > Thescelosaurus neglectus
Author: (Galton)
Year: (1995)
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: South Dakota, Montana
Formation: Hell Creek
Sources
Material: 2 individuals (include partial skeleton and skulls).
References: Boyd, C. A., Brown, C. M., Scheetz, R. D., & Clarke, J. A. (2009). Taxonomic revison of the basal neornithischian taxa Thescelosaurus and Bugenasaura.
