Spinops was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Alberta (Canada).
Quick facts about Spinops:
- Existed from 83.5 million years ago to 70.6 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Spinops was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- A. A. Farke and M. J. Ryan. 2011. A new centrosaurine from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada, and the evolution of parietal ornamentation in horned dinosaurs. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56(4):691-702
