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
Type: Borealopelta markmitchelli
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Suncor Millennium Mine (Cretaceous of Alberta)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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