Genus · Ankylosauridae · Cretaceous
Anodontosaurus
Named by Sternberg 1929
Anodontosaurus lived 83.6–66 million years ago, during the Campanian to Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous. The Paleobiology Database lists 14 fossil records for it from 1 country (Canada) — the 84th most of the 99 genera on this site.
Where it sits in time
Key facts from the records
- Most of what is known comes from one rock unit: 93% of its records are from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation.
- Every record is from Canada; Alberta alone has 14 of them.
- Albertosaurus appears in 21% of the collections that hold Anodontosaurus; Saurolophus in 7%.
- Its stage range spans about 17.6 million years (15th longest of 99); it is the 13th best-recorded of the 14 armoured & plated dinosaurs here.
2 accepted species
| Species | Named by | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Anodontosaurus lambei | Sternberg 1929 | 12 |
| Anodontosaurus inceptus | Penkalski 2018 | 2 |
Where it was found
14 records with coordinates.
Found alongside
Rock formations
States & provinces
| Region | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 14 | 100% |
Records by stage
Well-dated records, by the stage of their mid-point age.
Other armoured & plated dinosaurs of its time
Same group, overlapping stage range, not found in the same collections.
| Genus | Age | Country | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinacosaurus | 83.6–72.1 Ma | Mongolia, China | 24 |
| Struthiosaurus | 83.6–66 Ma | Romania, Austria | 23 |
| Euoplocephalus | 83.6–72.1 Ma | Canada, United States | 18 |
| Ankylosaurus | 72.1–66 Ma | United States, Canada | 16 |
| Edmontonia | 83.6–66 Ma | United States, Canada | 16 |
| Panoplosaurus | 83.6–66 Ma | United States, Canada | 15 |
Also from these formations
Data: PBDB taxon 63439 · method