Loricosaurus
Appearance
Loricosaurus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
Clade: | †Sauropoda |
Clade: | †Macronaria |
Clade: | †Titanosauria |
Family: | †Saltasauridae |
Subfamily: | †Saltasaurinae |
Genus: | †Loricosaurus von Huene, 1929 |
Species: | †L. scutatus
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Binomial name | |
†Loricosaurus scutatus von Huene, 1929
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Loricosaurus (meaning "
ankylosaur
, but today it is considered to be the armour of a titanosaur.
Armour
The armour of Loricosaurus has caused some controversy. When Huene first described it, he considered it to be from an ankylosaur. Later, it was discovered to not belong to ankylosaurs, but to belong to titanosaurs.[1] Now it is considered to possibly belong to Neuquensaurus or Saltasaurus.[2]
Species
In 1929 von Huene described Loricosaurus based on some armour
osteoderms found in Argentina. The type species, Loricosaurus scutatus, is now considered possibly a synonym of Neuquensaurus.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Holtz, Thomas R Jr. (2011) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete,Up-to-date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers Of All Ages, Winter 2010 Appendix.
- ^ a b "Loricosaurus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 20 May 2013.