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Thyreosaurus

Osteichthyes - Stegosauridae

Taxonomy
Thyreosaurus was named by Zafaty et al. (2024). Its type is Thyreosaurus atlasicus.

It was assigned to Dacentrurinae by Zafaty et al. (2024), Sánchez-Fenollosa and Cobos (2025).

Species
T. atlasicus (type species)
Entered
by F. Aspromonte (authorized by E. Vlachos) on 2024-04-12; modified by F. Aspromonte on 2024-04-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Thyreosaurus Zafaty et al. p. 347
2025Thyreosaurus Sánchez-Fenollosa and Cobos p. 175

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Ornithischia()
—ParapredentataNorman 2022
—SaphornithischiaMadzia et al. 2001
—PrionodontiaOwen 1874
—Genasauria
—Thyreophora()
superfamilyThyreophoroidea()
—Eurypoda
—Stegosauria()
familyStegosauridae
—Neostegosauria
subfamilyDacentrurinae()
genusThyreosaurus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Thyreosaurus Zafaty et al. 2024
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†Thyreosaurus atlasicus Zafaty et al. 2024
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. Zafaty et al. 2024As for the one and only specie Thyreosaurus atlasicus
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:52
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:52
Source: o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Callovian or 168.20000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Callovian168.2 - 161.5Morocco (Fès-Meknes) Stegosauria indet. (type locality: 234450)