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EDMONTONIA
(ed-mon-toe-nee-ah)
meaning: "From Edomonton - After the Edmonton Formation"
Edmontonia
Named By: Charles Mortram Sternberg in 1928
Time Period: Late Cretaceous, 76.5-69 Ma
Location: Canada, USA
Size: 6.6 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Multiple specimens
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Ornithischia | Thyreophoroidea | Nodosauridae |
Also known as: | Denversaurus schlessmani | Palaeoscincus rugosidens |
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Edmontonia was an armoured dinosaur, part of the nodosaur family from the Late Cretaceous Period. It is named after the Edmonton Formation (now the Horseshoe Canyon Formation in Canada), the unit of rock it was found in.

Read more about Edmontonia at Wikipedia
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