Stellasaurus ancellae Wilson et al. 2020 (ceratopsid)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Ceratopsidae

Full reference: J. P. Wilson, M. J. Ryan, and D. C. Evans. 2020. A new, transitional centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of Montana and the evolution of the 'Styracosaurus-line' dinosaurs. Royal Society Open Science 7:200284

Belongs to Stellasaurus according to J. P. Wilson et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MOR 492, a partial skull (an isolated partial skull of a centrosaurine ceratopsid preserving the left lateral parietal bar, proximal portion of the midline parietal bar, near-complete pa). Its type locality is Landslide Butte Field Area (MOR TM-060), which is in a Campanian terrestrial siltstone in the Two Medicine Formation of Montana.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Landslide Butte Field Area (MOR TM-060)

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