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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Not Available
Etymology:
'Spiked lizard'
Pronunciation:
STY-rak-oh-SAW-rus
DISCOVERY
Styracosaurus albertensis
was discovered by Lambe in 1913 in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
83.5 - 70.6 mya
Length: 5.5 m Weight: 2.7 - 3.1 ton Diet: Herbivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Ornithischia
Sub-order:
Cerapoda
Infra-order:
Ceratopsia
Family:
Ceratopsidae
Genus:
Styracosaurus
Species:
albertensis
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Styracosaurus albertensis
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A well 'armed' dinosaur. This relative of Triceratops weighed almost as much as an elephant.
