Platypelta coombsi Platypelta

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Platypelta 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (77.5–76.5 Mya)
Place
Canada · Alberta, Canada
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Ankylosauridae Dinosauria Ornithischia Thyreophora Ankylosauria

Platypelta is an extinct genus of herbivorous ankylosaurid dinosaurs within the subfamily Ankylosaurinae. It is known from the Late Cretaceous Dinosaur Park Formation (early Late Campanian stage, about 77.5-76.5 Ma ago) of southern Alberta, Canada. The type species is Platypelta coombsi.

What we know

  • Named by Penkalski, 2018.
  • Fossils found in Canada and Alberta, Canada.