Goniopholis felix Marsh 1877

Reptilia - Loricata - Goniopholididae

Alternative combinations: Diplosaurus felise, Diplosaurus felix

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1877. Notice of some new vertebrate fossils. American Journal of Arts and Sciences 14:249-256

Belongs to Goniopholis according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Bakker et al. 2010, Hay 1902, Johnson 1931, King 1878, Marsh 1877 and Marsh 1897

Sister taxa: Goniopholis affinis, Goniopholis baryglyphaeus, Goniopholis brodiei, Goniopholis crassidens, Goniopholis gilmorei, Goniopholis kiplingi, Goniopholis pugnax, Goniopholis simus, Goniopholis undidens, Goniopholis vebbianus

Type specimen: YPM 517, a partial skeleton (Dorsal portion of skull and postcrania)

Distribution:

• Jurassic of United States (2: Colorado collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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