Reptilia - Pseudosuchia - Stagonolepididae
Alternative combination: Aetosaurus arcuatus
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1896. A new belodont reptile (Stegomus) from the Connecticut river sandstone. American Journal of Science 2:59-62
Belongs to Stegomus according to J. B. Desojo et al. 2013
See also Charig 1967, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Heckert and Lucas 1999, Heckert and Lucas 2000, Huene 1922, Lucas et al. 1998, Lull 1915 and Lull 1917
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Stegomus arcuatus jerseyensis
Type specimen: YPM 1647, a set of postcrania (natural cast of dorsal carapace). Its type locality is Freeman Clark Quarry, Fair Haven, which is in an Alaunian terrestrial sandstone in the New Haven Formation of Connecticut.
Ecology: herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (4: Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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