Sauropelta was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Wyoming, Colorado and Wyoming.
Quick facts about Sauropelta:
- Existed from Aptian Age to 100.5 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 32 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Sauropelta was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- W. D. Maxwell. 1993. Neonate dinosaur remains and dinosaur eggshell from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation, Montana. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 13(3, suppl.):49A
- G. Stucker. 1951. Harvester of the past. Nature Magazine 44(9):467-470
- J. H. Ostrom. 1970. Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of the Bighorn Basin area, Wyoming and Montana. Peabody Museum Bulletin 35:1-234