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Sarcolestes
Taxonomy
Sarcolestes was named by Lydekker (1893). It was considered monophyletic by Vickaryous et al. (2004).
It was synonymized subjectively with Scelidosaurus by Romer (1956), Romer (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Lexovisaurus by Kuhn (1964); it was considered a nomen dubium by Carpenter (2001).
It was assigned to Thecodontosauridae by Lydekker (1893); to Omosauridae by Huene (1909); to Ankylosaurinae by Nopcsa (1929), Kuhn (1966); to Scelidosauridae by Charig (1967); to Stegosauridae by Nopcsa (1901), von Zittel (1911), Swinton (1970); to Ankylosauria by Vickaryous et al. (2004); to Nodosauridae by Nopcsa (1928), Galton (1980), Galton (1983), Galton (1983), Galton (1985), Martill (1988), Carroll (1988), Galton (1994), Smith (1997), Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Ford (2000), Naish and Martill (2008), Blows and Honeysett (2014); and to Ankylosauria by Galton (2019).
It was synonymized subjectively with Scelidosaurus by Romer (1956), Romer (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Lexovisaurus by Kuhn (1964); it was considered a nomen dubium by Carpenter (2001).
It was assigned to Thecodontosauridae by Lydekker (1893); to Omosauridae by Huene (1909); to Ankylosaurinae by Nopcsa (1929), Kuhn (1966); to Scelidosauridae by Charig (1967); to Stegosauridae by Nopcsa (1901), von Zittel (1911), Swinton (1970); to Ankylosauria by Vickaryous et al. (2004); to Nodosauridae by Nopcsa (1928), Galton (1980), Galton (1983), Galton (1983), Galton (1985), Martill (1988), Carroll (1988), Galton (1994), Smith (1997), Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Ford (2000), Naish and Martill (2008), Blows and Honeysett (2014); and to Ankylosauria by Galton (2019).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1893 | Sarcolestes Lydekker p. 286 figs. Pl. 11 |
| 1901 | Sarcolestes Nopcsa p. 215 |
| 1909 | Sarcolestes Huene p. 17 |
| 1911 | Sarcolestes von Zittel p. 295 |
| 1928 | Sarcolestes Nopcsa p. 185 |
| 1929 | Sarcolestes Nopcsa p. 70 |
| 1966 | Sarcolestes Kuhn p. 105 |
| 1967 | Sarcolestes Charig p. 715 |
| 1970 | Sarcolestes Swinton p. 244 |
| 1980 | Sarcolestes Galton pp. 827, 831-832 |
| 1983 | Sarcolestes Galton p. 6 |
| 1985 | Sarcolestes Galton p. 251 |
| 1988 | Sarcolestes Carroll |
| 1988 | Sarcolestes Martill p. 182 |
| 1994 | Sarcolestes Galton p. 726 |
| 1997 | Sarcolestes Sereno p. 440 fig. 2 |
| 1997 | Sarcolestes Smith p. 509 |
| 1998 | Sarcolestes Sereno p. 67 fig. 5 |
| 2000 | Sarcolestes Ford p. 175 |
| 2004 | Sarcolestes Vickaryous et al. p. 367 |
| 2008 | Sarcolestes Naish and Martill p. 615 |
| 2014 | Sarcolestes Blows and Honeysett p. 835 |
| 2019 | Sarcolestes Galton p. 214 |
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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Middle Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Callovian | United Kingdom (England) | S. leedsi (47362 47625) |