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Dinosaur: Thescelosaurus neglectus
| Length*: | 3.9 m | 12.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 200 kg | 441 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Gilmore
Year: 1913
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Wyoming, South Dakota
Formation: Lance, Hell Creek
Locations
Sources
Material: At least 4 individuals (include almost complete skeleton).
References: Boyd, C.A. (2014). "The cranial anatomy of the neornithischian dinosaur Thescelosaurus neglectus.".
Boyd, C. A., Brown, C. M., Scheetz, R. D., & Clarke, J. A. (2009). Taxonomic revison of the basal neornithischian taxa Thescelosaurus and Bugenasaura.
