Ankylosauria Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Europe Eurypoda Ornithischia Parapredentata Prionodontia Sulcimentisauria Thyreophora

Vectipelta barretti

Dinosaur: Vectipelta barretti

Cretaceous: 125.8–121.4 Ma

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JURASSIC

CRETACEOUS

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Type: Ankylosaur

*Length:**	4.75 m	15.6 ft
*Weight:**	1.35 tons	2,976 lb

*The largest known specimen

Area: Europe

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

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Sulcimentisauria
Parapredentata
Prionodontia
Thyreophora
Eurypoda
Ankylosauria

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".