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Stegopodus
Taxonomy
Stegopodus was named by Lockley and Hunt (1998). It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Stegosauria by Romero Molina et al. (2003); to Thyreophora by Xing et al. (2013); and to Stegosauria by Lockley and Hunt (1998), Salisbury et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Stegosauria by Romero Molina et al. (2003); to Thyreophora by Xing et al. (2013); and to Stegosauria by Lockley and Hunt (1998), Salisbury et al. (2016).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1998 | Stegopodus Lockley and Hunt p. 333–334 |
2003 | Stegopodus Romero Molina et al. p. 25 |
2013 | Stegopodus Xing et al. p. 62 |
2016 | Stegopodus Salisbury et al. p. 97 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M. G. Lockley and A. P. Hunt 1998 | Manus track that is entaxonic, functionally tetradactyl, wider than long, and subtriangular in shape with the apex forming the posterior heel impression. The digit toe impressions are short and blunt. The ?pes impression is tridactyl, with blunt toe impressions and is larger than manus track. |