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Dinosaur: Wendiceratops pinhornensis
| Length*: | 5 m | 16.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.5 t | 3,307 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Middle Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Evans & Ryan
Year: 2015
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Oldman
Locations
Sources
Material: At least several individuals (bonebed).
References: Evans, D.E. & Ryan, M.J. (2015) Cranial Anatomy of Wendiceratops pinhornensis gen. et sp. nov., a Centrosaurine Ceratopsid from the Oldman Formation (Campanian), Alberta, Canada, and the Evolution of Ceratopsid Nasal Ornamentation.
