AnkylosauriaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousEurypodaGenasauriaNodosauridaeNorth AmericaOrnithischiaThyreophora

Propanoplosaurus marylandicus 

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Dinosaur: Propanoplosaurus marylandicus 

Cretaceous: 121.4–113 Ma
Type: Ankylosaur

Length*:26 cm0.9 ft
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian
Years: 121.4–113 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Stanford et al.
Year: 2011

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Maryland
Formation: Patuxent


Locations


Sources

Material: Impressions or natural casts of the head, dorsum, right forelimb, and part of the right pes.
References: Stanford, R., Weishampel, D. B., & Deleon, V. B. (2011). The First Hatchling Dinosaur Reported from the Eastern United States: Propanoplosaurus marylandicus (Dinosauria: Ankylosauria) from the Early Cretaceous of Maryland, U.S.A.

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