Reptilia - Ornithischia - Ankylosauridae
Full reference: V. M. Arbour and P. J. Currie. 2016. Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 14(5):385-444
Parent taxon: Ankylosaurinae according to V. M. Arbour and P. J. Currie 2016
See also Arbour and Evans 2017 and Arbour and Mallon 2017
Sister taxa: Ankylosaurus, Crichtonpelta, Euoplocephalini, Jinyunpelta, Minotaurasaurus, Nodocephalosaurus, Oohkotokia, Pinacosaurus, Saichania, Talarurus, Tarchia, Tsagantegia, Zaraapelta, Zuul
Subtaxa: Akainacephalus Ziapelta
Type: Ankylosaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Mexico, Utah collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence