Sauropelta
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| phylum | Chordata | Sauropelta is a genus of nodosaurid dinosaur that existed in the Early Cretaceous Period of North America. It was a medium-sized nodosaurid, measuring about 5 meters (16.5 ft) long. Sauropelta had a distinctively long tail which made up about half of its body length. Although its body was smaller than a modern black rhinoceros, Sauropelta was about the same mass, weighing in at about 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb). The extra weight was largely due to its extensive bony body armor, including the characteristically large spines projecting from its neck.
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| clade | Dinosauria | |
| order | Ornithischia | |
| family | Nodosauridae | |
| genus | Sauropelta | |
| Temporal range | Early Cretaceous |
