CerapodaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousGenasauriaNeornithischiaNorth AmericaOrnithischiaOrnithopodaOrodrominaeParksosauridae

Zephyrosaurus schaffi 

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Dinosaur: Zephyrosaurus schaffi 

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Type: Ornithopod

Length*:2.5 m8.2 ft
Weight*:30 kg66 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Aptian-Middle Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Sues
Year: 1980

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Montana
Formation: Cloverly


Locations


Sources

Material: Incomplete skull and extremely fragmentary postcranial skeleton. Referred other individuals.
References: Boyd (2015). The systematic relationships and biogeographic history of ornithischian dinosaurs.

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