Panoplosaurus: Research Database Ankylosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~77 MYA) · North America — Canada (Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta) Research Note: Panoplosaurus is an important fossil taxon. See citations below for primary research literature. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Carpenter 2001: Comprehensive analysis of Panoplosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of … Read more
In Depth Sauropelta is one of the better known nodosaurids, armoured dinosaurs that are thought to be ancestral to the later and more heavily armoured ankylosaurids. This armour was in the form of lots of osteoderms (bony plates that are held within the skin that are also sometimes called scutes) that varied greatly in size … Read more
In Depth Named only from armoured plates, Glyptodontopelta is a genus of nodosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous. The name Glyptodontopelta means ‘Glyptodon shield’, a reference to its similarity to the armour of the genus Glyptodon, a large ground dwelling xenarthran mammal that lived much later in South America during the … Read more
Hungarosaurus: Research Database Stegosauria (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~83 MYA) · Europe — Hungary (Iharkút Mining Region) Research Note: Hungarosaurus was a stegosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Hungary — the most complete stegosaur known from Europe and an important taxon for understanding stegosaur survival in the Late Cretaceous of Europe. Research Finding … Read more
Aletopelta: Research Database Ankylosauridae (Dinosauria) · Late Cretaceous (~80 MYA) · North America — USA (California) Research Note: Aletopelta was an ankylosaur from the Late Cretaceous of California — one of the few known ankylosaurs from western North America and an important taxon for understanding ankylosaur biogeography. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method … Read more