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Dinosaur: Sphaerotholus goodwini
| Length*: | 1.95 m | 6.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 37 kg | 82 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Williamson & Carr
Year: 2002
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Kirtland
Locations
Sources
Material: 5 individuals ?
References: D. Cary Woodruff, Mark B. Goodwin, Tyler R. Lyson & David C. Evans (2021). Ontogeny and variation of the pachycephalosaurine dinosaur Sphaerotholus buchholtzae, and its systematics within the genus.
