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ALETOPELTA
(ah-let-o-pel-tah)
meaning: "Wandering shield"
Aletopelta
Named By: T. L. Ford in J I Kirkland in 2001
Time Period: Campanian
Location: USA, California - Point Loma Formation
Size: About 6 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains and eight teeth
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Ornithischia | Ankylosauria | Ankylosauridae |
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Aletopelta coombsi is an herbivorous ankylosaurian ornithischian dinosaur that during the Late Cretaceous lived in the area of what is now Southern California.

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