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Dinosaur: Triceratops albertensis
Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
| Length*: | 8.3 m | 27.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 7.8 t | 17,196 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: S > Triceratops horridus
Author: Sternberg
Year: 1949
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Scollard
Sources
Material: Partial skull, 2 dorsal vertebrae and several ribs.
References: Ostrom, J. H. & Wellnhofer, P. (1986) "The Munich specimen of Triceratops with a revision of the genus".
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