Dinosaur: Ziapelta sanjuanensis
Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma
| Length*: | 5.5 m | 18.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 2 t | 4,409 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Arbour et al.
Year: 2014
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Kirtland
Locations
Sources
Material: Skull, first cervical half ring, fragmentary second cervical half ring and postcranial osteoderms. Referred first cervical half ring.
References: Arbour et al. (2014). "A New Ankylosaurid Dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Kirtlandian) of New Mexico with Implications for Ankylosaurid Diversity in the Upper Cretaceous of Western North America".
