Species

Valid Extinct

Borealopelta markmitchelli

Brown et al. 2017

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial

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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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Borealopelta Genus

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Borealopelta markmitchelli Species

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇨🇦 Canada

Geological formations

Clearwater

Temporal distribution

Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)

Bibliography

Original description

C. M. Brown, D. M. Henderson, and J. Vinther, I. F., A. Sistiaga, J. Herrera, R. E. Summons. 2017. An exceptionally preserved three-dimensional armored dinosaur reveals insights into coloration and Cretaceous predator-prey dynamics. Current Biology 27:2514-2521 DOI ↗

Bibliography (1)