Metatetrapous valdensis Nopcsa 1923 (ankylosaur)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Alternative combination: Metatetrapodus valdensis

Synonym: Metatetrapous valdense Ballerstedt 1922

Belongs to Metatetrapous according to J. J. Hornung and M. Reich 2014

See also Avanzini et al. 2001, Avanzini and Petti 2008, Haubold 1971, Kuhn 1958, Kuhn 1963, McCrea et al. 2001, Salisbury et al. 2016 and Thulborn 1990

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Metatetrapous valdensis: Its type locality is Harrl hill west tracksite, Bückeburg, which is in a Berriasian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Bückeberg Formation of Germany
  • Metatetrapous valdense:

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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