PATAGOPELTA
a nodosaurine ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Laye Cretaceous of Patagonia.
Pronunciation:
Meaning: Patagonian shield
Author/s: Riguetti
et al. (
2022)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Río Negro, Argentina
Discovery Chart Position: #1086
Patagopelta cristata
(Crested Patagonian shield)Etymology
Patagopelta is derived from "Patago" (for Argentinian Patagonia) and the Greek "pelta" (shield).
The
species epithet,
cristata, means "crested" in Latin.
Zoobank registry:
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:D1BA4EFA-8DE6-4D71-B1DD-DDEAEA0CF694.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian-Maastrichtian
Age range: 73-69 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 2 meters
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
References
• Riguetti F, Pereda-Suberbiola X, Ponce D, Salgado L, Apesteguía S, Rozadilla S and Arbour V (2022) "A new small-bodied ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of North Patagonia (Río Negro Province, Argentina).".
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology: 2137441.
DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2022.2137441.
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