Animantarx Carpenter et al. 1999 (ankylosaur)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Nodosauridae

Full reference: K. Carpenter, J. I. Kirkland, D. Burge and J. Bird. 1999. Ankylosaurs (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) of the Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, and their stratigraphic distribution. Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah, D. D. Gillette (ed.), Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1:243-251

Parent taxon: Nodosauridae according to J. Yang et al. 2017

See also Carpenter 2001, Carpenter 2001, Carpenter et al. 2008, Carpenter et al. 1999, Ford 2000, Garrison et al. 2007, Han et al. 2014, Kirkland et al. 2013, Kirkland and Loewen 2011, Lü et al. 2007, Lü et al. 2007, Vickaryous et al. 2004 and Vickaryous et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Acantholipan, Anoplosaurus, Antarctopelta, Borealopelta, 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, Hylosaurus, Hoplosaurus, Acanthopholinae

Subtaxa: Animantarx ramaljonesi

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Carol Jones Quarry (CEU) (Cretaceous of Utah)

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