Ferrisaurus

Name: Ferrisaurus ‭(‬iron lizard‭)‬.
Phonetic: Feh-re-sor--us.
Named By: Victoria Arbour‭ & ‬David Evans‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ceratopsia,‭ ‬Leptoceratopsidae.
Species: F.‭ ‬sustutensis‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Canada,‭ ‬British Columbia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tango Creek Formation.
Time period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.

       Ferrisaurus is a genus of leptoceratopsian dinosaur that lived in Canada towards the end of the Cretaceous period.

Further reading
-‭ ‬A new leptoceratopsid dinosaur from Maastrichtian-aged deposits of the Sustut Basin,‭ ‬northern British Columbia,‭ ‬Canada.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Victoria Arbour‭ & ‬David Evans‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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