Chasmosaurus photos by nutty_bakaz
Chasmosaurus belli
(Opening lizard)
Length: up to 4.8m (15.7ft) long
Location: Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta
Time period: Late Cretaceous 76.5 m.y.a.
Named By: Lawrence Lambe – 1902, renamed in 1914
Chasmosaurus belli was a Chasmosaurine of average size. The meaning of its name, ‘Opening Lizard’, refers to the large openings, or fenestras, on its frill. This species was originally named ‘Monoclonius belli’ in 1902.
Beasts of the Mesozoic Chasmosaurus photos by nutty_bakaz
Order Chasmosaurus
