Spiclypeus

Spiclypeus (meaning "spike shield") is an extinct genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous Judith River Formation (late Campanian stage) of Montana, United States.

Spiclypeus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
Skull cast in Vienna
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Suborder: Ceratopsia
Family: Ceratopsidae
Subfamily: Chasmosaurinae
Genus: Spiclypeus
Mallon et al., 2016
Species:
S. shipporum
Binomial name
Spiclypeus shipporum
Mallon et al., 2016
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