Eopinacosaurus
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Eopinacosaurus
DV-1302 · type species Eopinacosaurus mephistocephalus
- Lived
- 84 to 72 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Ankylosaurs, Ankylosauridae
- Found in
- China and Mongolia
- Named by
- Penkalski 2026
Field notes
About Eopinacosaurus
Eopinacosaurus was a plant-eating ankylosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 84 to 72 million years ago. It belongs to the family Ankylosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Eopinacosaurus, from China and Mongolia. Its fossils come from rocks including the Bayan Mandahu Formation and the Djadokhta Formation. It was named by Penkalski in 2026.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
80 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Ankylosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: P. Penkalski. 2026. The morphology and systematics of Pinacosaurus. Historical Biology