Genus
Valid Extinct

Tatankacephalus

Parsons and Parsons 2009
Etymology Tête de bison (de l’Oglala (un langage Sioux) ''tatanka'', signifiant bison et du Grec ''kephale'', tête).

Tatankacephalus is a basal genus of nodosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous. Its length has been estimated at 7 meters (23 ft).

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Tatankacephalus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Parapredentata Unranked clade
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Saphornithischia Unranked clade
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Prionodontia Unranked clade
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Genasauria Unranked clade
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Thyreophora Unranked clade
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Thyreophoroidea Superfamily
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Eurypoda Unranked clade
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Ankylosauria Unranked clade
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Euankylosauria Unranked clade
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Nodosauridae Family
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Tatankacephalus Genus
Measurements
Length
3,9 m ⓘ
Tatankacephalus cooneyorum 
Mass
450 kg ⓘ
Tatankacephalus cooneyorum 
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Cloverly
1
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Tatankacephalus cooneyorum 113 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
W. L. Parsons and K. M. Parsons. 2009. A new ankylosaur (Dinosauria: Ankylosauria) from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of central Montana. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 46:721-738 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
W. L. Parsons and K. M. Parsons. 2009. A new ankylosaur (Dinosauria: Ankylosauria) from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of central Montana. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 46:721-738 DOI ↗