Mymoorapelta was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Colorado and Utah.

Quick facts about Mymoorapelta:

  • Existed from 157.3 million years ago to 145 million years ago
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Mymoorapelta illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Mymoorapelta was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • A. P. Hunt, M. G. Lockley, and K. Hups, R. J. Schultze. 1995. Jurassic vertebrate paleontology of Cactus Park, west-central Colorado. Geological Society of America Abstracts-with-Programs 27(4):15
  • C. E. Turner and F. Peterson. 1999. Biostratigraphy of dinosaurs in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of the Western Interior, U.S.A. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah, Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1:77-114
  • J. I. Kirkland and H. J. Armstrong. 1992. Taphonomy of the Mygatt-Moore (M&M) Quarry, middle Brushy Basin Member, Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) western Colorado. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12(3, suppl.):55A