Very HardBorealopelta
Borealopelta markmitchelli
bor-ee-AL-oh-PEL-ta· “northern shield”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Nodosauridae
5.5 m
Length
1.5 m
Height
1.3 t
Weight
The best-preserved armoured dinosaur ever found — nicknamed the 'sleeping dragon' — with its skin, armour and even its last meal fossilised in stunning detail.
When
Early Cretaceous, ~110 million years ago
Found in
Canada
Discovered
Caleb Brown, 2017
Did you know?
- It is so well preserved it looks almost like a statue of a living animal.
- Its preserved colour shows reddish camouflage, darker on top and lighter below.
- Its fossilised stomach revealed the ferns it ate for its last meal.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.