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Also known as Einiosaur

Einiosaurus is a genus of herbivorous centrosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian stage) of northwestern Montana. The name means 'bison lizard', in a combination of Blackfeet Indian eini and Latinized Ancient Greek sauros; the specific name (procurvicornis) means 'with a forward-curving horn' in Latin. Einiosaurus is medium-sized with an estimated body length at .

Wikidata facts

Parent taxon
Centrosaurinae
Mass
1.3
Image
Einiosaurus skull.jpg
Length
6.0
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end time
74000000-0
location of discovery
United States
Commons category
Einiosaurus
taxon name
Einiosaurus
taxon rank
genus
Commons gallery
Einiosaurus
taxon common name
エイニオサウルス
start time
74500000-0
time period
Late Cretaceous
main food source
herbivore
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Einiosaurus var en växtätande dinosaurie tillhörande familjen ceratopsidae, och var släkt med bland annat Triceratops, Centrosaurus och Diabloceratops. Einiosaurus dateras till sena kritaperioden, cirka 75 milj. år sedan. Einiosaurus upptäcktes i Montana 1994. Den är känd från flera skelett.

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