Nodosauridae Marsh 1890

Main Author: Norman, David B
Format: info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal
Terbitan: , 2021
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Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/5306885
Daftar Isi:
  • Clade NODOSAURIDAE Total characters under ACCTRAN 11, DELTRAN 10: 1. Skull profile in lateral view arched or domed posterior to the orbit, creating the appearance of ventral flexure. 2. Occipital condyle hemispherical and separated from the braincase by a constricted neck. 3. Basisphenoid and pterygoids fused together. 4. Quadrate head fused to the squamosal-paroccipital. 5. Lateral (infra-) temporal fenestra reduced to a narrow slit. 6. Maxillary and dentary crowns possess welldeveloped cingula. 7. Acromial process of the scapula twisted laterally. 8. Ischial shaft with a pronounced bend at midlength. 9. Lateral cervicopectoral osteoderms develop into tall, conical-subconical plates or spikes.
  • Published as part of Norman, David B, 2021, Scelidosaurus harrisonii (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Early Jurassic of Dorset, England: biology and phylogenetic relationships, pp. 1-86 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191 (1) on page 71, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa061, http://zenodo.org/record/5300243