Akainacephalus Wiersma and Irmis 2018 (ankylosaurid)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Ankylosauridae

Full reference: J. P. Wiersma and R. B. Irmis. 2018. A new southern Laramidian ankylosaurid, Akainacephalus johnsoni gen. et sp. nov., from the upper Campanian Kaiparowits Formation of southern Utah, USA. PeerJ 6(e5016)

Parent taxon: Ankylosaurini according to J. P. Wiersma and R. B. Irmis 2018

Sister taxon: Ziapelta

Subtaxa: Akainacephalus johnsoni

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Type: Akainacephalus johnsoni

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at UMNH VP Loc. 1109, HMG Quarry (Cretaceous of Utah)

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