†Akainacephalus johnsoni Wiersma and Irmis 2018 (ankylosaurid)
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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)
Belongs to Akainacephalus according to J. P. Wiersma and R. B. Irmis 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UMNH VP 20202, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is UMNH VP Loc. 1109, HMG Quarry, which is in a Campanian crevasse splay sandstone in the Kaiparowits Formation of Utah.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at UMNH VP Loc. 1109, HMG Quarry
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