Borealopelta Brown et al. 2017 (ankylosaur)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Nodosauridae

Full reference: C. M. Brown, D. M. Henderson, and J. Vinther, I. F., A. Sistiaga, J. Herrera, and R. E. Summons. 2017. An exceptionally preserved three-dimensional armored dinosaur reveals insights into coloration and Cretaceous predator-prey dynamics. Current Biology 27:2514-2521

Parent taxon: Nodosauridae according to C. M. Brown et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Acantholipan, Animantarx, Anoplosaurus, Antarctopelta, Dongyangopelta, Edmontonia, Edmontoniinae, Gargoyleosaurus, Gastonia, Glyptodontopelta, Hoplitosaurus, Hungarosaurus, Hylaeosaurus, Invictarx, Mymoorapelta, Niobrarasaurus, Nodosaurinae, Nodosaurus, Panoplosaurinae, Panoplosaurus, Patagopelta, Pawpawsaurus, Peloroplites, Polacanthus, Propanoplosaurus, Sauropelta, Sauropeltinae, Sauroplites, Silvisaurus, Stegopelta, Struthiosaurinae, Struthiosaurus, Taohelong, Tatankacephalus, Texasetes, Hoplosaurus, Hylosaurus, Acanthopholinae

Subtaxa: Borealopelta markmitchelli

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Type: Borealopelta markmitchelli

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Suncor Millennium Mine (Cretaceous of Alberta)

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