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Atlascopcosaurus
Taxonomy
Atlascopcosaurus was named by Rich and Vickers-Rich (1989). Its type is Atlascopcosaurus loadsi.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Agnolin et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Euornithopoda by Norman et al. (2004) and Galton (2009); to Hypsilophodontidae by Rich and Vickers-Rich (1989), Sues and Norman (1990), Molnar (1991), Molnar (1992), Rich and Vickers-Rich (1994), Sues (1997), Hocknull and Cook (2008) and Alifanov and Saveliev (2014); to Elasmaria by Madzia et al. (2018); and to Ornithopoda by Duncan et al. (2021).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Agnolin et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Euornithopoda by Norman et al. (2004) and Galton (2009); to Hypsilophodontidae by Rich and Vickers-Rich (1989), Sues and Norman (1990), Molnar (1991), Molnar (1992), Rich and Vickers-Rich (1994), Sues (1997), Hocknull and Cook (2008) and Alifanov and Saveliev (2014); to Elasmaria by Madzia et al. (2018); and to Ornithopoda by Duncan et al. (2021).
Species
A. loadsi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Atlascopcosaurus Rich and Vickers-Rich p. 31 |
| 1990 | Atlascopcosaurus Sues and Norman p. 500 |
| 1991 | Atlascopcosaurus Molnar p. 650 |
| 1992 | Atlascopcosaurus Molnar p. 265 |
| 1994 | Atlascopcosaurus Rich and Vickers-Rich p. 4 |
| 1997 | Atlascopcosaurus Sues p. 357 |
| 2004 | Atlascopcosaurus Norman et al. p. 394 |
| 2008 | Atlascopcosaurus Hocknull and Cook p. 212 |
| 2009 | Atlascopcosaurus Galton p. 221 |
| 2014 | Atlascopcosaurus Alifanov and Saveliev p. 419 |
| 2018 | Atlascopcosaurus Madzia et al. p. 973 fig. 4 |
| 2021 | Atlascopcosaurus Duncan et al. p. 8 |
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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.
G. †Atlascopcosaurus Rich and Vickers-Rich 1989
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†Atlascopcosaurus loadsi Rich and Vickers-Rich 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 122.46000 to 109.00000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Aptian | Australia (Victoria) | A. loadsi (51961) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | Australia (Victoria) | A. loadsi (118946) Hypsilophodontidae indet. (38540) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Australia (Victoria) | Hypsilophodontidae indet. B (38534 38537 38542) |