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Dracopelta
Taxonomy
Dracopelta was named by Galton (1980). It was considered monophyletic by Vickaryous et al. (2004).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Carpenter (2001).
It was assigned to Ankylosauria by Vickaryous et al. (2004), Pereda Suberbiola et al. (2005); to Ankylosauria by Mateus and Milàn (2010); and to Nodosauridae by Galton (1980), Carroll (1988), Galton (1991), Ford (2000), Galton (2019).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Carpenter (2001).
It was assigned to Ankylosauria by Vickaryous et al. (2004), Pereda Suberbiola et al. (2005); to Ankylosauria by Mateus and Milàn (2010); and to Nodosauridae by Galton (1980), Carroll (1988), Galton (1991), Ford (2000), Galton (2019).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Dracopelta Galton p. 452 |
| 1988 | Dracopelta Carroll |
| 1991 | Dracopelta Galton p. 300 |
| 2000 | Dracopelta Ford p. 175 |
| 2004 | Dracopelta Vickaryous et al. p. 366 |
| 2005 | Dracopelta Pereda Suberbiola et al. p. 188 |
| 2010 | Dracopelta Mateus and Milàn p. 254 |
| 2019 | Dracopelta Galton p. 210 |
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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
No diagnoses are available