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Dinosaur: Vectipelta barretti
| Length*: | 4.75 m | 15.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.35 t | 2,976 lb |
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Pond et al.
Year: 2023
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Formation: Wessex
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton (mostly vertebrae).
References: Pond, Stuart; Strachan, Sarah-Jane; Raven, Thomas J.; Simpson, Martin I.; Morgan, Kirsty; Maidment, Susannah C. R. (2023). "Vectipelta barretti, a new ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, UK".
