| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Peloroplites cedrimontanus
Taxonomy
Peloroplites cedrimontanus was named by Carpenter et al. (2008). Its type specimen is CEUM 26331, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Price River II site (Loc. Utah EM372), which is in an Aptian/Albian terrestrial mudstone in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Peloroplites cedrimontanus Carpenter et al. p. 1090 figs. 2-13 |
| 2011 | Peleroplites cedrimontanus Kirkland and Loewen p. 5 |
| 2013 | Peloroplites cedrimontanus Kirkland et al. p. 7 |
| 2013 | Peloroplites cedrimontanus Yang et al. p. 273 |
| 2014 | Peloroplites cedrimontanus Han et al. p. 12 fig. 7 |
| 2016 | Peloroplites cedrimontanus Borinder et al. p. 65 |
| 2016 | Peloroplites cedrimontanus Kineer et al. p. 42 |
| 2016 | Peloroplites cedrimontanus Kirkland et al. p. 44 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Peloroplites cedrimontanus Carpenter et al. 2008
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| K. Carpenter et al. 2008 | Skull lacking premaxillary teeth, occiput slopes anterodorsally, no prominent lateral temporal notch dorsally as in Sauropelta; cranial”horns“ small, and blunt, paroccipital process project laterally, not posterolaterally as in Sauropelta; quadrate vertical, not anteriorly bowed or sloped anteroventrally; odontoid very short, unlike Sauropelta, axis centrum short, as long as tall. Coracoid:scapula proportions about 2:3, similar to Animantarx, Edmontonia, unlike 1:3 in Sauropelta. |