Einiosaurus
Einiosaurus procurvicornis
Einiosaurus is a genus of herbivorous centrosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian stage) of northwestern Montana. The name means 'bison lizard', in a combination of Blackfeet Indian eini and Latinized Ancient Greek sauros; the specific name (procurvicornis) means 'with a forward-curving horn' in Latin. Einiosaurus is medium-sized with an estimated body length at 4.5 metres (15 ft).
- Family
- Ceratopsidae
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Period
- Cretaceous (74.0–72.0 Ma)
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- 4.5–6.0 m
- Weight
- 1.2–2.5 t
- Type locality
- Two Medicine Formation, Montana, USA
- Holotype
- MOR 456
- PBDB
- txn:53952