Stenopelix valdensis Stenopelix
"narrow pelvis"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Stenopelix 1.4 m (4.6 ft) long
2 people holding hands
- Length
- 1.4 m (4.6 ft)
- Period
- Early Cretaceous (140 Mya)
- Place
- Asia · Germany
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Chaoyangsauridae
Stenopelix (meaning “narrow pelvis”) is a genus of basal ceratopsian from the Early Cretaceous (late Berriasian stage, approximately 140 million years ago) of Germany. The genus is based on a partial skeleton lacking the skull, and its classification is based on characteristics of the hips.
What we know
- Named by Meyer, 1857.
- Body length estimated at about 1.4 m.
- Fossils found in Asia and Germany.