Bissektipelta archibaldi Averianov 2002 (ankylosaurid)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Ankylosauridae

Alternative combination: Amtosaurus archibaldi

Full reference: A. O. Averianov. 2002. An ankylosaurid (Ornithischia: Ankylosauria) braincase from the Upper Cretaceous Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. Bulletin de l'Institute Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 72:97-110

Belongs to Bissektipelta according to V. M. Arbour and P. J. Currie 2016

See also Parish and Barrett 2004 and Vickaryous et al. 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ZIN PH 1/16, a partial skull (partial braincase and skull roof). Its type locality is Dzharakuduk (general), which is in a Turonian/Turonian fluvial sandstone in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Dzharakuduk (general)

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