Platypelta

Plat-e-pel-tah.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, March 21). Platypelta. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/platypelta/

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Name

Platypelta.

Phonetic

Plat-e-pel-tah.

Named By

P.‭ ‬Penkalski‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Thyreophora,‭ ‬Ankylosauridae,‭ ‬Ankylosaurinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬coombsi‭

Size

Roughly estimated at‭ ‬6‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Canada,‭ ‬Alberta‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dinosaur Park Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.‭

Fossil representation

Partial skeletons.

In Depth

       Fossils of Platypelta have for a long time been associated with the genus Euoplocephalus,‭ ‬yet in‭ ‬2018,‭ ‬some of these fossils were given their own distinct genus by Penkalski in‭ ‬2018.‭ ‬Platypelta was a medium sized ankylosaurine dinosaur that lived in‭ ‬North America during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

‭ ‬-‭ ‬Revised systematics of the armoured dinosaur Euoplocephalus and its allies.‭ ‬Neues Jahrbuch f�r Geologie und Pal�ontologie Abhandlungen‭ ‬287‭(‬3‭)‬:261-306.‭ ‬-‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Penkalski‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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