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Sauropelta
Sauropelta edwardsorum
CretaceousHerbivoreOrnithischianMedium
- Length 6 m
- Mass 2000 kg
Sauropelta is a genus of nodosaurid dinosaur that existed in the Early Cretaceous Period of North America. One species has been named. Anatomically, Sauropelta is one of the most well-understood nodosaurids, with fossilized remains recovered in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Montana, and possibly Utah. It is also the earliest known genus of nodosaurine; most of its remains are found in a section of the Cloverly Formation dated to 108.5 million years ago.
Attributes
- Length
- 6 m
- Mass
- 2000 kg
- Time range
- 121.4 - 93.9 Ma
- Size class
- Medium
- Region
- United States
Sources
Facts are drawn from the Paleobiology Database and Wikipedia. Images are reconstructions, not photographs.
