Acanthopholis
"Spine
Scute"
Length
|
Time,
Million Years Ago
|
Place
|
3m - 5.5m
|
120
- 93.5
|
England
|
First
Named
|
Discoverer
|
Family
|
1867
|
Huxley
|
Ankylosaur
|
Much
iguanodont material has mistakenly been assigned to various
members of this genus therefore some doubt has been cast over
it.
Type
Species Information
After
which the Genus is named
Acanthopholis Horrida
Remains:
Teeth, postcranial elements
Other
Species
Name
|
Discoverer
|
Named
|
Acanthopholis
hughesii
|
Pereda-Superbiola
& Barrett
|
1998
|
Remains: Dorsal
vertebrae, 7 caudal vertebrae, transverse process, 3 phalanges,
7 dermal plates
Doubtful: 4 metapodials
Name
|
Discoverer
|
Named
|
Acanthopholis
keepingi
|
Pereda-Superbiola
& Barrett
|
1998
|
Remains: Dorsal
vertebrae, caudal vertebrae, 3 transverse processes, 13 dermal
plates
Doubtful: Rib, chevron, metatarsal, 2 phalanges, fragmentary
ilium, 2 indeterminate bones
Name
|
Discoverer
|
Named
|
A.
macrocercus
|
Seeley
|
1869
|
Remains: 19
cervical, dorsal, sacral, & caudal vertebrae
Name
|
Discoverer
|
Named
|
A.
platypus
|
Seeley
|
1869
|
Remains: caudal
centra, phalanx
Name
|
Discoverer
|
Named
|
A.
stereocerus
|
Seeley
|
1869
|
Remains: caudal
vertebrae, dermal spine
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2002 Gavin Rymill
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