Diclonius pentagonus Cope 1876 (hadrosaurid)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae

Alternative combination: Trachodon pentagonus

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1876. Descriptions of some vertebrate remains from the Fort Union Beds of Montana. Paleontological Bulletin 22:1-14

Belongs to Diclonius according to O. Kuhn 1964

See also Coombs 1988, Cope 1876, Cope 1877, Cope 1877, Cope 1889, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Horner et al. 2004, Huene 1927, Lull and Wright 1942, Nopcsa 1900, Nopcsa 1901 and Weishampel and Horner 1990

Sister taxa: Diclonius calamarius, Diclonius perangulatus

Type specimen: AMNH 3972

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Diclonius pentagonus in the database

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