Sauropelta Sauropelta edwardsorum Ostrom 1970
/ˌsɔːroʊˈpɛltə/
Early Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · 121.4–93.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
United States
Regions
Montana · Wyoming
Formation
Cloverly
Dig sites
22
distinct collections
Overview
Sauropelta edwardsorum is an ankylosaur dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 121.4–93.9 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Montana, United States. It was named by Ostrom 1970. The species is represented by 22 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~59%
well attested
Based on 22 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Sauropelta edwardsorum sits in deep time
Sauropelta
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Sauropelta edwardsorum's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.