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Euoplocephalus
Sign in to saveEuoplocephalus ( ) is a genus of large herbivorous ankylosaurid dinosaurs, living during the Late Cretaceous of Canada. It has only one named species, Euoplocephalus tutus.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Ankylosauridae
- Mass
- 2.5
- Image
- Euoplocephalus BW transparent.png
- Width
- 2.4
- Length
- 7.0
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- taxon name
- Euoplocephalus
- Commons category
- Euoplocephalus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons gallery
- Euoplocephalus
- taxon common name
- 包頭龍
- start time
- 76400000-0
- end time
- 75600000-0
- location of discovery
- Canada
- time period
- Late Cretaceous
- main food source
- herbivore
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Description
- Size
- Distinguishing traits
- Skeleton
- Armor
- Discovery and species
- Referred material
- Classification
- Paleoecology
- Paleobiology
- Defense
- Senses and airflow
- Diet
- See also
- References
- External links
Euoplocephalus ( ) is a genus of large herbivorous ankylosaurid dinosaurs, living during the Late Cretaceous of Canada. It has only one named species, Euoplocephalus tutus.
The first fossil of Euoplocephalus was found in 1897 in Alberta. In 1902, it was named Stereocephalus, but that name had already been given to an insect, so it was changed in 1910. Later, many more ankylosaurid remains were found from the Campanian of North America and often made separate genera. In 1971, Walter Coombs concluded that they all belonged to Euoplocephalus, which then make it one of the best-known dinosaurs. Recently, however, experts have come to the opposite conclusion, limiting the authentic finds of Euoplocephalus to about a dozen specimens. These include a number of almost complete skeletons, so nevertheless much is known about the build of the animal.
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