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Vectipelta
Taxonomy
Vectipelta was named by Pond et al. (2023). Its type is Vectipelta barretti.
It was assigned to Ankylosauria by Pond et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Ankylosauria by Pond et al. (2023).
Species
V. barretti (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Vectipelta Pond et al. |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Pond et al. 2023 | Vectipelta barretti differs from other ankylosaurs by the possession of the following autapomorphies: anteriorly projecting lip on the ventral surface of the anterior articular facet of the axis; deep fossa present in the floor of the neural canal, piercing the centrum incervical and caudal vertebrae; postzygapophyses of cervical vertebrae widely separated by a deep, transversely broad and dorsoventrally elongate fossa containing a midline ridge extending dorsally towards the neural spine; epipophyses present in posterior cervical vertebrae; highly rugose ridges extending ventrally from theparapophyses to the centrum in anterior dorsal vertebrae; anterior centroparapophyeal laminae present on theneural arches in mid-dorsal vertebrae; ischium with elongate, gently curving shaft in lateral view that is straight in anterior view; sacral shield smooth on its dorsal surface with gently undulating low-relief ornamentation. |