Gastonia lorriemcwhinneyae

† Gastonia lorriemcwhinneyae — an Early Cretaceous polacanthid ankylosaur from the Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah. Medium herbivore; heavily armored with extensive spine arrays along flanks and shoulders. Named for Lorrie McWhinney. More recently described specimen of the Gastonia genus; contribut.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Gastonia lorriemcwhinneyae was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Gastonia lorriemcwhinneyae lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.