Peloroplites

Pel-o-rop-lites.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Peloroplites.

Phonetic

Pel-o-rop-lites.

Named By

Kenneth Carpenter,‭ ‬Jeff Bartlett,‭ ‬John Bird‭ & ‬Reese Barrick‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithoschia,‭ ‬Thyreophora,‭ ‬Ankylosauria,‭ ‬Nodosauridae,‭ ‬Polacanthinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬cedrimontanus‭

Size

Between‭ ‬5‭ ‬to‭ ‬5.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Utah‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cedar Mountain Formation,‭ ‬Mussentuchit Member.

Time Period

Aptian/Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       The Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah is well known for the large number of armoured dinosaur genera known to have lived in what would become Utah back in the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Peloroplites however stands out from other genera however because the ulna‭ (‬one of lower fore leg bones‭) ‬was quite long and straight and the astralgus‭ (‬ankle bone‭) ‬was not fused to the shin.‭ ‬The hip bones of Peloroplites are also interesting in that they flare out to‭ ‬55�‭ ‬whereas most other

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Ankylosaurs from the Price River Quarries,‭ ‬Cedar Mountain Formation‭ (‬Lower Cretaceous‭)‬,‭ ‬east-central Utah,‭ ‬Kenneth Carpenter,‭ ‬Jeff Bartlett,‭ ‬John Bird‭ & ‬Reese Barrick‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

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