Sauroplites Bohlin 1953 (ankylosaur)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Nodosauridae

Full reference: B. Bohlin. 1953. VI. Vertebrate Palaeontology 6. Fossil reptiles from Mongolia and Kansu. Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-western Provinces of China under Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publication 37:1-113

Parent taxon: Nodosauridae according to V. M. Arbour and P. J. Currie 2016

See also Bohlin 1953, Carroll 1988, Coombs 1978, Dong 1992, Eberth et al. 1994, Ford 2000, Huene 1958, Huene 1959, Kuhn 1964, Maryanska 1977, Romer 1956, Romer 1966, Tatarinov 1964 and Vickaryous et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Acantholipan, Animantarx, Anoplosaurus, Antarctopelta, Borealopelta, Dongyangopelta, Edmontonia, Edmontoniinae, Gargoyleosaurus, Gastonia, Glyptodontopelta, Hoplitosaurus, Hungarosaurus, Hylaeosaurus, Invictarx, Mymoorapelta, Niobrarasaurus, Nodosaurinae, Nodosaurus, Panoplosaurinae, Panoplosaurus, Patagopelta, Pawpawsaurus, Peloroplites, Polacanthus, Propanoplosaurus, Sauropelta, Sauropeltinae, Silvisaurus, Stegopelta, Struthiosaurinae, Struthiosaurus, Taohelong, Tatankacephalus, Texasetes, Acanthopholinae, Hylosaurus, Hoplosaurus

Subtaxa: Sauroplites scutiger

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Type: Sauroplites scutiger

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Tebch (SSE) (Cretaceous of China)

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