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Kocurypelta silvestris
Discussion
The specific name refers to the Kocury forest, where the excavations took place, and honors the local authorities who helped in organization of the excavations. The whole name means the forest shield from Kocury.
Taxonomy
Kocurypelta silvestris was named by Czepiński et al. (2021). Its type specimen is ZPALV.66/4, a maxilla (left maxilla lacking the anteriormost portion), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kocury, which is in a Norian terrestrial horizon in the Lissauer Breccia Formation of Poland. It is the type species of Kocurypelta.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2021 | Kocurypelta silvestris Czepiński et al. |
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†Kocurypelta silvestris Czepiński et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| Ł. Czepiński et al. 2021 | An aetosaur with the following unique combination of features: maxilla with a long posterior edentulous portion (longer than 80% of the posterior maxillary process; autapomorphy); position of the medial shelf restricted to the posterior portion of the maxilla, ventral to the antorbital fenestra (autapomorphy); maxillary accessory cavity (sensu Witmer, 1997) not roofed by the medial ridge of the ascending process anteriorly (autapomorphy); maxilla in medial view lacking the distinct choanal recess anterior to the ascending process (autapomorphy). |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983 | |||||