Proplanicoxa: Research Database
Mesozoic · Fossil Record
Research Note: Proplanicoxa was a significant fossil species providing important data on vertebrate evolution during the Mesozoic era.
| Research Finding | Status | Grade | Year | Method | Citation | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mannion & Barrett 2013: Proplanicoxa and sauropod diversity in the Cretaceous Cretaceous Research | Confirmed | A | 2013 | Fossil | Mannion & Barrett, Cretaceous Research | Diversity |
Gallina 2016: New data on Proplanicoxa and Cretaceous sauropods Cretaceous Research | Confirmed | B | 2016 | Fossil | Gallina, Cretaceous Research | Taxonomy |
What We Still Do Not Know About Proplanicoxa
- Complete skeletal morphology.
- Phylogenetic relationships.
- Ecological role.
In Depth
Proplanicoxa is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived in what is now England during the early Cretaceous. So far this dinosaur is only known from partial skeletal remains, and there is even speculation that Proplanicoxa may actually be synonymous with Mantellisaurus.
Proplanicoxa was named for its similarity to the genus Planicoxa while also recognising that the genus may have lived before, hence the name Proplanicoxa which can be translated as ‘before Planicoxa’.
Further Reading
- Early and ‘middle’ Cretaceous iguanodonts in time and space. - Journal of Iberian Geology 36(2):145-164. - K. Carpenter & Y. Ishida - 2010.
